Chapter Forty-Nine: Preparing for the Expedition
Su Jingye folded the letter with the battle situation and put it in his sleeve, Su Yutian got up and straightened up slightly, looked at the personal eunuch beside him and said, "Xiao Quanzi, take someone to clean up the south hall and give it to King Jing and his wife to live in." โ
"The two of you are at your own convenience, and I will not accompany you." With that, Su Yutian left.
Su Jingye and Jiang Liuyu both bowed their heads and bowed: "Congratulations to Your Majesty." โ
Xiao Quanzi walked over and shook off the dust: "King Jing, Princess Jing, please come here." โ
The south hall is specially for people staying in the palace, and it is often cleaned, and it is quite clean. The palace people brought the food, and when they had eaten, someone cleaned it up and left, and after that, no one came to the door.
At the end of the day, Jiang Liuyu finally had time to lie down on the bed freely, but after lying down, he felt empty in his heart. Under the lamp, Su Jingye was still looking at the battle situation and the military layout map of the border city.
Jiang Liuyu didn't disturb him, just leaned on the side of the bed and watched quietly. I don't know how long it took to watch it, and Su Jingye packed up his things.
"What do you think, so obsessed?" Su Jingye came over and sat down, and Jiang Liuyu snuggled in his arms.
"I didn't think about anything, I just felt that this palace was so big, and I could see that people's hearts were empty. I thought your palace was big enough, but I finally got used to it, but I'm not used to it here. โ
Su Jingye patted her on the shoulder, "I also think there is space here, but now that I have you by my side, this place has been filled." As he spoke, Su Jingye pointed to his heart.
Jiang Liuyu was happy to hear this, and felt that her heart was not so empty. But thinking of the conversation with Su Yutian during the day today, she was angry and a little aggrieved for Su Jingye.
"You said, why is the new emperor so cold to you, and you haven't fought with him for anything," Jiang Liuyu changed to a comfortable position and lay on Su Jingye's lap, "But what you said, he didn't refute much, I really can't see that he trusted you when he fell to the ground, or guarded against you." โ
Su Jingye was afraid that she would lie down and get cold, so she pulled the cup and covered her with a corner, but Jiang Liuyu was naughty and refused to cover it, and the two pushed and pulled it a few times, and finally Jiang Liuyu was obedient.
"Your Majesty is cold to me in front of so many people, I really want to tell the world that no matter whether he is close or close, or at the same level, he will treat everyone equally and choose people according to their ability." Su Jingye coaxed like a child, and patted Jiang Liuyu's quilt.
"As for not refuting it, it is because he knows whether those words are right or wrong, and he knows it in his heart, and he will not deliberately embarrass it for the sake of the new emperor."
After Su Jingye finished speaking, she looked down at Jiang Liuyu, she fell asleep in his arms early. Smiling gently, Su Jingye took off Jiang Liuyu's shoes, carefully protected them and brought them into his arms, and the two hugged each other and fell asleep.
The next morning, the same problem, still no one came forward, willing to ask for the order to lead the troops. Su Yutian had already written down the names of all the generals in the DPRK and China, and only then did he know that those who could fight were all old and couldn't hold a knife, or they were lazy and asked for leave to rest. And the rest are all straw bales with strong colors, relying on their good family background, it is expected that the emperor will not be able to send them to the battlefield.
"I ask again, but there are people who are willing to lead the troops into battle." There was silence in the main hall, and just when Su Yutian was about to get angry, Su Jingye went up to the hall wearing court clothes.
"Back to Your Majesty, Weichen is willing to lead the troops there." Su Jingye straightened his back and walked over from the center of the hall generously. The informants in the palace already knew about Su Jingye's expedition, but those who didn't know were surprised.
"This King Jing has never been reluctant to participate in court politics, how can he ask for his life today?"
"Who knows, maybe King Jing marries a family, and if he wants to start a family, he should start a business. In this world, women still prefer men to have a half-official position. โ
Su Jingye sneered in his heart when he heard it, vulgar fans, how to cooperate with Jiang Liuyu. She walked to the bottom of the stairs, first knelt three times and bowed nine times, and then lowered her eyes, straightened her back, and arched her hands and said: "Weichen has seen Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live long live." โ
Such a solemn salute shocked everyone. Su Jingye's big gift gave Su Yutian enough face, he cleared his throat and raised his hand: "No courtesy." โ
"King Fang Cai Jing said that he is willing to send troops to recover the traitors." Su Jingye replied in a deep voice: "Exactly." My emperor Tianwei, how can he be a king of Nanyang who wants to change his life against the sky, he is simply beyond his strength. โ
Su Jingye said this, which changed the wind in the court a little. Su Yutian pretended not to know that he would say this, and stepped off the dragon chair in surprise.
"Okay, you are worthy of being the descendants of my Su family." Su Yutian clapped his hands, and the ministers began to wonder if they were brothers and were ready to deal with the unhealthy tendencies in the court.
"I will give you 100,000 soldiers and horses, and I will set off in a few days, and I wish you success and triumph as soon as possible." Su Yutian said, the ministers didn't have time to think about anything else, so they knelt down together: "Your Majesty Shengming, His Royal Highness the Vision King will be successful and triumphant as soon as possible." โ
The same words couldn't make any waves in Su Jingye's mind. He knelt down quietly and kowtowed: "Minister, you will not disgrace your life." โ
Went down to the early dynasty. Su Jingye proposed to Su Yutian to see Su Ruiwen. Su Yutian only hesitated for a moment, then agreed.
After Su Ruiwen became the emperor, he enjoyed flowers and fish all day long, played chess and threw pots, and was so uncomfortable. When Su Jingye found him, he just threw one.
"Jingye, you voted well, you can try it too." Su Jingye took the headless arrow feather he handed over and hit it with a light throw.
"Yes, yes, why can't I." Su Ruiwen smiled, holding the arrow and eager to try. Su Jingye looked at him and said lightly: "Although my father's pot throwing is slightly worse, his ability to strategize is beyond the reach of his sons and ministers. โ
"You came here on purpose to bring the soldiers?" Su Yutian took the arrow and hit it a few times, but he still didn't hit it.
"Erchen doesn't dare." Su Jingye bowed his head. Su Yutian threw away his hand, only glanced at him, and walked back to the pavilion behind him and sat down. "I know, you have a grudge against the previous candidate for the throne, and I blame me for designing you."
"You know a lot about leading troops, and you have prestige in the army, but your temperament is not suitable to be an emperor, Yutian is thoughtful, and more importantly, he will not be as childlike as you."
Su Ruiwen said a lot of words, and Su Jingye just wanted to laugh when he heard it, "Father, I am different from the eldest emperor. โ
Su Ruiwen was stunned for a moment, and then smiled self-deprecatingly. "I'm too careful."
"There is no one in this court, and although I have allowed you to leave, Yutian really needs reliable people to help. If you can still not change your original intention, then no one will be able to keep you if you want to leave. โ
"Erchen understands that it is important to take care of the overall situation." Only he knew that when Su Jingye spoke, he was a little against his will. "Erchen came today just to say goodbye to his father in person."
"You're leaving tomorrow, what about your new princess."
"She went with me." Su Ruiwen just asked casually, but heard Su Jingye's answer. However, in the end, he was old and had a lot of experience, so he quickly came to his senses. "Well, you go back and clean up."
When Su Jingye came back from the palace, Jiang Liuyu had already packed up his things. The two had a good night's rest, and early the next morning, Su Jingye was ready to take her to the camp, but when she didn't want to enter the door, Su Jingye almost laughed.
"Why, this dress."
"It's to hide people's eyes." Jiang Liuyu wrapped cotton cloth around his waist and said, "I specially asked someone to change your clothes, and I wore them just right." After a while, you'll see through it, it's still good. โ
"Wrapped in so many layers of cotton cloth, you are not afraid of getting sick." Su Jingye couldn't help laughing, and when she went up, she took off all the cotton cloth from her waist. "No matter how much a woman pretends to be a man, she is too feminine and easy to be discovered. Besides, I don't want people in the army to think I'm a broken sleeve. โ
Jiang Liuyu also wanted to laugh when she heard it, but Su Jingye still let her change into men's clothes.
"You don't have to deliberately pretend to be a man, as long as the soldiers can see it, wearing this clothes, you won't be too eye-catching in the camp."
"It's okay, I don't want to comb my hair in such a troublesome bun every day." Jiang Liuyu nodded, and she didn't notice that it was Su Jingye who changed her clothes.
After changing their clothes and going to the camp, the soldiers found Jiang Liuyu beside Su Jingye at first glance.
"His Royal Highness King Jing, this is ยทยทยทยทยทยท" The one who spoke was a young general, and he didn't have much friendship with Su Jingye, so he could ask generously.
Seeing that everyone else was also curious, Su Jingye pulled Jiang Liuyu and walked in front of everyone. "Ladies and gentlemen, this king will not hide it from you, this is the wife of this king, and this expedition will accompany us."
The faces of the soldiers changed drastically, especially the one who was the first to speak, and he was even more stunned. "Your Highness, if you go out with a woman on the expedition, you will inevitably take the lives of the soldiers to heart."
As soon as this remark came out, many people echoed it. Jiang Liuyu wanted to quarrel with him, but Su Jingye hurriedly pulled her and shook her head slightly.
"Why don't I care about the lives of the soldiers, don't you think that this expedition must have no return?" Su Jingye let go of his hand, took a step, and stepped to the center of the platform. "Are all the soldiers of my dynasty so cowardly?"
His words completely angered the people below, and the officials were timid and afraid, but the blood in this camp was boiling. How can a hero who is eager to protect his family and defend the country withstand his belittlement. Immediately, someone couldn't help it and said loudly: "Your Highness, your words are too insulting. โ
"That is, we are soldiers to defend our family and the country and make meritorious contributions, but we are not here to be angry."
Jiang Liuyu was afraid that he would offend the soldiers, and it would be difficult to control it in the future, so he just wanted to come to Su Jingye, but who knows, this is exactly what Su Jingye wants to see. "That's right, you are all heroes, many of you have fought bloodily, if you say that the generals are afraid of things, it is not surprising, if you say that you are nesting, this king will be the first not to agree."