Feng Zhiyao laughed coldly. "If he doesn't agree, in the future, when the world talks about it, it will have nothing to do with us."
Ye Li nodded. "It's already been so long. If the Prince's side is successful, our army will reach the border. The Prince should be rushing back."
At the mention of Mo Xiuyao, Feng Zhiyao could not help but frown. "It's already been so many days. Why is there still no news from the Prince?"
"Perhaps someone doesn't want him to come back. The fact that there is no news at all means that he is still fine. Go prepare. Also, tell Director Mo that if the Southern Marquis's Heir's concubine comes, ask her to return first. "
"Yes." Feng Zhiyao nodded. After a moment of hesitation, he said, "Princess Consort, this time, Feng San will accompany you to the border."
Ye Li frowned. "If the Prince and I are not in the Prince Ding Mansion, although nothing will happen, we still need someone to stay behind to support the situation."
Feng Zhiyao said, "It's enough with Uncle Mo around. Although the Prince Ding Mansion is heavily guarded, it is not of much use to the Mohist army. Besides, Director Mo has been managing the Prince Ding Mansion for decades. He is much better than an outsider like me. "Ye Li was silent for a moment." I understand. You go first. I will consider it later. Since you are preparing to go to war together, you should go and say goodbye to the people you should. " Feng Zhiyao was stunned for a moment, then a bitter smile appeared on his face as he said, "I'm just a prodigal son. Why would I need to say goodbye to anyone …" Ye Li looked at him with a smile and said, "There's no point in lying to yourself. Don't regret it when it's too late." Feng Zhiyao was a little absent-minded. After a moment, he recovered and walked out in a daze.
As expected, Mo Jingqi did not even listen to Duke Hua's and Marquis Nan's suggestions before decisively rejecting them in the morning court. Ye Li did not care about this. Instead, as soon as the morning court ended, Xu Hongyan and Xu Qingze both rushed to Prince Ding's manor. Xu Hongyan didn't say much. Although he didn't hold an important position, he could see the current situation more clearly than the people involved. After exhorting them, he sighed and turned to leave. Xu Qingze was as taciturn as usual. Before he left, he said, "If you insist on going, I'll ask His Majesty tomorrow to go with you to the border." Ye Li smiled faintly and said, "Er Ge is about to get married. If I delay the marriage because of Li 'er, won't Aunt Qin and Aunt be angry with me later? There are many guards in the Prince Ding Mansion. Er Ge, you don't have to worry. "Xu Qingze frowned, saying," Let's go together. Uncle, Father, and Grandfather will also be more assured. "After speaking, he didn't wait for Ye Li to say anything else and turned to leave.
Bad news from the border came day after day. Although the people far away in the capital could not see the carnage, the number of cities lost and the number of casualties was still shocking. There were more and more people in the capital requesting the Prince Ding Mansion to send out troops. The people were already used to the fact that there would always be a black army protecting their safety at all times. But this time, the war had already started for almost a month, but there was still no news of the Ding Palace and the Mo Family Army. This made many commoners and even the high-ranking officials and dignitaries feel uneasy. The hearts of the people in the capital were uneasy.
When the news that Prince Ding was far away in the Northern Tribes and that the Princess Ding Mansion would take his place to go to war was rejected by the Emperor, the court was silent. However, the commoners gradually began to discuss it. They were naturally dissatisfied with the Emperor's decision, but at this time, Mo Jingqi didn't have the courage to suppress the discussions. This caused the commoners in the capital to send in a flood of letters, almost drowning half of the imperial study. Three days later, Mo Jingqi finally announced in the morning court with a black face that Marquis Nan would be the Deputy General and that the Princess Ding Mansion would accompany the army to go to war against the Xi Ling invasion. Receiving the decree, Ye Li pursed her lips inwardly and turned to return to her room to prepare.
The news that the Mohist army was about to go to war caused the entire capital to be excited. It was as though as long as the Mohist army went out, the Xiling Army would be defeated like a landslide. Ye Li saw this and couldn't help but sigh inwardly. Mo Xiuyao was right. For so many years, the power of the Prince Ding Mansion had directly caused the Da Chu State to have fewer famous generals. Once something happened to the Prince Ding Mansion, the Da Chu State's situation was truly worrying.
Of the eight hundred thousand Mohist army stationed near the capital, only fifty thousand men led by General Zhang Qilan were stationed there. These fifty thousand men were said to be used to protect the capital, so they couldn't follow Ye Li's army to the border. Ye Li and Marquis Nan needed to bring people to a place a few hundred li away from the capital to meet up with the troops stationed there. Then, they could rush to the border. This also eliminated the need for a send-off and swearing ceremony. It just so happened that Ye Li didn't like this kind of pretentious display and was naturally satisfied with this somewhat sloppy arrangement.
Most of the people from the Prince Ding Mansion still had to stay in the capital to guard their respective duties. Only Feng Zhiyao and Zhuo Jing accompanied Ye Li to the battlefield, as well as Yun Ting who had been thrown into the military camp for quite some time, and Xu Qingze who had somehow managed to convince Mo Jingqi. Because Xu Qingze insisted on going to the border, Ye Li felt very guilty towards Qin Zheng, whom she hadn't seen for quite some time. On the contrary, Qin Zheng, who had come to send them off, smiled understandingly at Ye Li and reminded them to be careful on the road and to return soon. In addition, for some reason, Mo Jingqi stuffed Mu Yang with them before leaving. Mo Jingqi said that Prince Ding's return was uncertain and that Marquis Nan was getting old, so he sent Mu Yang to be Nan Hou's errand boy. Ye Li and Marquis Nan didn't say much about this. Everyone was well aware of why Mo Jingqi sent Mu Yang with them. Although Mu Yang was a young talent, the others weren't to be trifled with. No one could predict what would happen on the battlefield. They didn't have to fall out with the Emperor over such a small matter.
The group galloped on their horses. In just a little more than a day, they arrived at the military town of Heng Shui, which was located five hundred li away from the Chu capital. Heng Shui City wasn't prosperous and grand, but there were nearly a hundred thousand Mohist army stationed twenty li to the west of the city. Troops stationed in other places were also rushing in this direction. In the next few days, nearly three hundred thousand soldiers would gather here. By the time they arrived at Heng Shui City, it was already sunset. Ye Li reined in her horse and turned back to say to Marquis Nan, "Marquis, General Sun brought people to Heng Shui last night. Let's not enter the city and go directly to the Heng Shui camp." Marquis Nan looked approvingly at Ye Li, who was sitting upright on the horse, and said, "Let's do as Princess says." After galloping for a day and night, even an ordinary man wouldn't be able to bear it. Princess Ding, however, was still calm and composed. There wasn't even a trace of fatigue on her face. This caused Marquis Nan and Mu Yang to be both surprised and impressed.
The Heng Shui camp was located at the foot of a mountain twenty li to the west of Heng Shui City. In front of them was an endless plain, and behind them was the Heng Shui mountain range. It was a natural training ground. When the group was still five or six li away from the Heng Shui camp, the local general stationed there and General Sun Yan, who had arrived early last night, came to greet them. "This general greets Princess!" Ye Li nodded slightly and asked, "Where is the Heng Shui camp's commanding general?" A middle-aged man with white hair and beard stepped out. He was already forty or fifty years old but was still in high spirits. He cupped his hands to Ye Li and said, "This general Lu Jinxian, the commanding general of the Heng Shui camp, greets Princess."
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