The 800 li expedited sent back by General Meng, in addition to explaining the battle situation, was to ask for food, grass and weapons, and also to recruit troops on the spot to supplement the attrition.

After all, it is the beginning of spring, at this time the peasants have just begun to cultivate, and the army is also maintaining basic consumption, and there is not much grain in stock, but if you want to fight, you can't help but let the soldiers eat, otherwise you don't even have the strength to hold a knife, how to face the battle? Isn't that just giving away people's heads!

After receiving the urgent military report of 800 li, the emperor was very angry, and immediately ordered a battle, and asked General Meng to counterattack, this time he must beat the Qiang wolf clan to death, and not give them a chance to make a comeback.

Then the emperor ordered the household department to raise food and grass, and the military department began to mobilize the defenders of the nearby city for support, and the entire court moved, and the silver was spent like water, and the face of the household department was becoming more and more ugly day by day.

On this day, the three children finished their morning class and came to greet Ripples, and talked about the war with the Qiang Wolf Clan.

"Mother, my grandfather is a general guarding the pass, isn't it very majestic?"

The second princess asked curiously.

"Your grandfather is old and strong, and if he wins this battle, he will be disarmed and returned to the field."

Ripple replied to the second daughter's words very seriously.

"Queen Mother, my grandfather didn't let the Qiang Wolf Clan take advantage of them and withstood their first wave of attacks, this is the credit of my grandfather, but some people in the court say that my grandfather has been prepared, what does this mean?"

The eldest prince is precocious, and someone has already begun to blow the wind in his ears to the eldest prince, so he will have this question.

After hearing this, Ripple's face sank, and he asked directly:

"Who did Hongji listen to when he said this?"

"Queen Mother, sons shouldn't ask that."

The eldest prince sensed the empress's displeasure and immediately replied.

"It's not your fault, if someone hadn't mentioned it in your ear, you wouldn't have remembered to ask this."

Ripples waved his hand.

"Hongji, raising troops for a thousand days and using soldiers for a while, the duty of the border generals is to defend the territory and consolidate the territory, this is their duty, what they do is only the most basic, but because General Meng is the father of the queen mother, there will be people who maliciously provoke, at this time, plant the seeds of doubt in the heart of your father, what do you think will happen in the future?

How did it get into the mouths of some people, and it became a prepared person in the end, and it was distorted into what it would be, you know?"

Ripple did not criticize his own child, but guided him at the right time.

"The queen mother, it's the child who is not thoughtful, and the companion reads this to the son, and he has a bad heart, and the son should not come to ask the mother."

The eldest prince's face turned red, and at this time he also knew that what he asked was inappropriate, which made the queen mother angry.

"Hongji, you have been studying for eight years, you should have your own judgment, don't follow the clouds, the superior is the most taboo to have no opinions, you have to listen more and think more and watch more, and then make your own judgment, if you don't understand, you can ask your teacher, or you can come to ask the queen mother."

Ripple smiled and patted Hongji on the shoulder and said.

"Yes, my son wrote it down."

"These are not in a hurry, they all have to be accumulated slowly, and no one is born with them."

Ripples calmed down the eldest prince, looked at the third prince who had been silent, turned his head and asked:

"Hongye, what are you thinking?"

"The queen mother, Erchen felt that Zhao Shiyu, who passed small words to the eldest brother, was not at ease, he looked sparse and atmospheric on the surface, but he often secretly provoked me, and then pretended to be innocent in front of the eldest brother, and the eldest brother protected him several times and did not let me clean him up."

The third prince pouted and said.

"Third brother, is this true? Why didn't you tell me?"

Hongji's face also changed.

"But you only believe what you see, and you speak out to defend him, what can I do?"

Hongye said solemnly.

"Big brother, third brother, that Zhao Sihao often talks to my side, but I don't like him, I don't let me associate with him, and I'm a little unhappy."

Ripple listened to the words of the three of them and did not interject, obviously the three children had realized something, and then she believed that her three treasures would be dealt with.

Sure enough, Hongji glanced at his sister and younger brother, first confessed to Ripple, and then left with Yunshan and Hongye.

Ripple turned his head and told Mama Sun to guard the entrance of the harem, and when the emperor returned to the palace, he invited people to Fengqi Palace, and Mama Sun immediately took the order.

After the emperor dealt with the excerpts related to the border war, he was a little dizzy, and Quan Fu immediately stepped forward to persuade:

"Your Majesty, you have to take care of the dragon's body, the hour is not early, it is better to rest early!"

The emperor rubbed his eyebrows, he was also a little sleepy, recently because of the war at the border pass, he had seen twice as many folds as before.

"Let's go! Go back to the dormitory."

"Yes!"

The emperor was going to go to Fengqi Palace, after all, his father-in-law was guarding the border for him, and if he stayed with other concubines, it would be too embarrassing for the queen.

Ripples prepared a supper, softly persuaded the emperor to use some, and then said when he untied the emperor's wide clothes:

"Your Majesty, after repelling the Qiang Wolf Clan this time, the concubine wants to ask Your Majesty to allow her father to disarm and return to the field."

The emperor was originally a little confused, but after hearing this, he suddenly became energetic:

"Ripples, why do you say that?"

"Your Majesty, the concubine is a woman who doesn't understand the affairs of the court, but today the emperor came to ask the concubine, this time General Meng was able to react quickly and block the invasion of the Qiang Wolf Clan, if he had been prepared.

What a bad remark this is, isn't this just a hint that the concubine's father has colluded with the Qiang Wolf Clan? After all, it's not for the concubine, if the concubine has a traitorous father, the emperor won't know what the three children will carry in the future!"

Ripple stopped what he was doing, and said with a slight red eye, as if he had already let it go.

The emperor's eyes flashed, and he said insincerely:

"Ripples, don't worry, I won't believe these nonsense, General Meng has been guarding the border for many years, he has worked hard, and he is a mortal enemy of the Qiang Wolf Clan, how can he collude with them!"

"Your Majesty, the concubine is the daughter of the general, and there are some things that the concubine understands, in the final analysis, it is just the military power that is at work, rather than going through calculations again and again, so that Your Majesty can plant the seeds of doubt, it is better to hand over the military power in your hands as soon as possible, so that your father can live in retirement.

After years of fighting, my father's body has long had problems, but I don't want to fall into the prestige of the Dasheng Dynasty, and I also want to support the daughter of the concubine, but now these don't matter, the concubine just wants her parents and brothers to be well."

Ripple said while wiping her tears, expressing her worries as a daughter and her helplessness as a queen.

"That's it, since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety have been difficult to achieve, and I can understand that you are worried about your family's feelings, let's talk about these things after this battle is over!"

"Yes, Concubine Xie Your Majesty."

Ripple immediately bowed, and then served the other party to go to bed, and after the lights were turned off, he was thrown under the bed by Duoduo as usual.

"Master, when