After speaking, the emperor ordered the Hanlin Academy to draft a holy decree, and several people slowly withdrew from the main hall and walked into the scorching sun, just when Xiao Mufeng retreated to the palace gate and wanted to turn around and leave, the emperor suddenly said: "Feng'er, you come here." ”

Xiao Mufeng walked to the couch and said slowly, "What does my father command?" ”

"Do you know why I didn't let you go south with Prime Minister Zuo?" When the emperor opened his eyes, his cloudy eyes had lost their former brilliance.

"Erchen knows that his father is sympathetic to his sons, and Zuo Xiang's words are reasonable, and there are Khitan tigers in the north, if he takes the opportunity to commit crimes, his sons can also make a modest contribution, but the country is in trouble, and his sons also want to contribute to the country." Xiao Mufeng's words were earnest.

"Father knows that you have a bloody heart, why doesn't my father want you to exercise a thing or two, but although the prince has been a lot of peace recently, he still can't be careless, you should have seen the queen's methods. Don't live up to the intentions of the left minister. The emperor's gaze was fixed on the door, and he said quietly.

In the courtyard of Yaxuan, the Lingxiao flowers bloomed proudly in the scorching heat, and the vines that climbed up were lush around the semicircular vertical arch columns, which looked particularly dazzling under the scorching sun.

has played more than a dozen games of chess, the two are still evenly matched, Lin Qingzhi is just about to fall with white chess, Lin Qingji on the side knows that his little sister is good at everything, but when she plays chess, she likes to play tricks, so she scared: "Little sister thinks clearly and then falls, no regrets?" ”

Lin Qingzhi smiled and squinted, the chess pieces were about to fall, seeing that Lin Qingji's eyes were shining, and he suddenly changed his position and landed next to the black chess on the side, causing Lin Qingji to beat his chest and say: "It's obvious that it's almost falling, why change the chess path again, alas, ......"

In the end, the game between the two ended with Lin Qingzhi's narrow victory, Lin Qingji still refused to admit defeat, picked up the jade chess pieces and shouted: "Two more games, two more games." ”

"Brother is so persistent, we have to play against each other until tomorrow morning, we can't tell the winner, my father has been to Xishan for most of the day, and he should be back soon, in this weather, the emperor is expected to announce that something big will happen, Ah Da, you go and see, if my father comes back, tell me." Lin Qingzhi picked up the tea on the table and said while drinking.

"What big things can be in this hot summer, why is there going to be a war again?" Lin Qingji replied without raising his head.

"Does the eldest brother want to go into battle to kill the enemy, and also be a majestic general like his father?" Lin Qingzhi teased.

"Then forget it, I'm very satisfied when I am my dashing son." Lin Qingji stretched his waist and yawned.

A quarter of an hour later, Ah Da flashed back to Dao Yaxuan, and said to Lin Qingzhi: "The master has come back, and said to let the young lady and the eldest prince go to the study to talk." ”

Hearing that both of their brothers and sisters were called to go to the study, Lin Qingji was confused and surprised: "It's okay to look for you, what are you looking for me?" I don't know anything about politics. ”

"If you want to go, you can go, it makes sense for my father to look for you." The two walked together to the Nanyue study where Lin's father was.

When he arrived at the study, Lin Chengde had already changed into his regular clothes, and was sitting in a mahogany carved chair explaining something to Xu Chu, seeing Lin Qingzhi's brother and sister pushing the door in, Xu Chu smiled and nodded and said hello with a fist and withdrew.

Xu Chu is a general under Lin's father, and he has been in and out of the battlefield with Lin Chengde all the year round, and he has won the trust of this left minister, so when it comes to military affairs, Lin Chengde does not hide it from him.

When Xu Chu walked out of the study, Lin Chengde said: "Southern Xinjiang is in an emergency, the Wu-Chu coalition army has broken through the Dragon and Tiger Pass, and the emperor ordered me to lead the army to go out in five days, and I don't know when I will be able to come back, so I will talk to you brothers and sisters." Lin Chengde told Lin Qingzhi and his siblings everything he learned in the palace in the morning.

Looking at Lin Chengde's gray hair on his temples, the brother and sister felt sour in their hearts, and after a while, Lin Qingzhi suddenly said as if she had made up her mind: "Time is so rushed, Wu Chu coalition army, this is dangerous and abnormal, my daughter asked her father to promise her daughter to go with the army." ”

I wanted to explain, but Lin Chengde didn't expect his daughter to make this request, and his face changed dramatically and suddenly said: "No, how can there be such a thing as a woman going to war, you can't protect yourself if you don't know martial arts, and you can't agree to it as a father." ”

"In ancient times, Mulan went out to fight for her father, and her daughter just went on the same expedition with her father, besides, her daughter has been familiar with the book of the art of war since she was a child, and she has a master to mention it, it's time to use it, besides, there are many people and multiple forces, doesn't the father agree with the daughter's ability?" Lin Qingzhi's eyes were bright, and she said seriously.

"I know that if you are a man, you will not be inferior to any man, but if you can't do it, you can't do it, if you have three long and two short, let the father explain to your mother." Lin Chengde retorted bitterly.

"My daughter believes that if her mother is here, she will definitely agree with her daughter's move, and my mother has taught me and my eldest brother before that we are willing to serve the motherland by being Mulan. Moreover, even if the father locks his daughter in the house, the daughter will have her own way to escape, and it will be even more dangerous to go to southern Xinjiang alone. Lin Qingzhi turned her head and said stubbornly.

"Father, although the son is not talented, but he is also willing to share one or two for his father, over the years, my father has repeatedly gone to danger for the country, and now that you are getting older, it is time for your son to do something for you. , besides, I can protect Ah Zhi for you. Lin Qingji changed his previous smiling face and stared at Lin Chengde with clear eyes.

The three of them were stalemate and didn't speak again, only the Zhizhi in the tree outside the window screamed weakly, and after a long time, a heavy sigh remembered: "It's very gratifying to see that the two of you have grown up and become talents, and I am very happy to be my father, but your temperament is too stubborn, it's just that you can't resist you, but Ji'er, you must stay in the capital, you can help King Ning at any time, if the north is in trouble, you can also help him, now the country is in the time of employing people, and it is indeed time to contribute their own strength, but my Lin family has two generations of iron-blooded Danxin." , I hope you can be good and rewarded. ”

Lin Qingji knew that his father's decision could not be changed, and he didn't want to embarrass him, so he agreed: "Yes, the son will live up to his father's expectations." ”

After returning to Yaxuan, Rongyue learned that she was going to southern Xinjiang, as if she was not going to fight but more like going to play, she had never been to the battlefield and did not think of the hardships at all, she jumped up excitedly, and said, "The slave will go to pack the clothes and bags for the young lady." ”

Seeing that after a while, Rongyue had already taken more than 20 sets of clothes to pack up, Lin Qingzhi couldn't help but laugh and said: "Rongyue, we are not going to play, but to the battlefield, put all these away, just bring two sets of the simplest and lightest clothes, and bring two sets of men's clothes, which are convenient to wear when needed." Jewels are not brought. ”

Lin Qingzhi prepared some ground medicinal powders and medicinal materials in porcelain bottles, Rongyue was surprised and asked why she brought so many medicinal powders and medicinal materials, Lin Qingzhi only smiled and said that she would know when the time came.

When the sky was getting dark, a thunderstorm swept away the remaining heat of the day, and after the rain, the night sky exuded cool water, and a half-moon hung in the sky, and the moonlight poured down like water to cover the earth.