Forced to Ascend the Throne after Transmigrating

Chapter 285: Going to War

When the words “the emperor will lead the army in person” were uttered, all the civil and military officials in the court were shocked.

He Xiang’s eyes were even more dull. In the entire Great Zhou, except for the founding emperor, no emperor had ever personally visited the battlefield, not even Emperor Jingwen.

Swords and knives are merciless on the battlefield and the emperor is of noble status. If someone dies or gets injured, no one can bear the consequences.

Based on everyone’s understanding of the emperor, since he has already said it, he must have made up his mind.

He Xiang panicked all of a sudden, and didn’t even bother to argue with Ye Shuo. The new emperor in front of him was willing to commit suicide if they disagreed with him. He Xiang’s demands were lowered again and again. At this moment, what he thought in his heart was that as long as he didn’t go to the battlefield, everything else could be discussed.

Those two hundred envoys, let them die!

“Your Majesty, please put the country first. I beg you to take back your order!”

If the soldiers are unwilling to fight, then they don’t have to fight. The worst that can happen is a loss. As long as the emperor gives the order, the generals dare not disobey. Even if the effect is a little worse, it’s better than the emperor’s death, right?

Based on He Xiang’s understanding of him, He Xiang really never thought that he would be able to come back safely.

If you are lucky, you will be kidnapped by Beiting and held hostage. If you are unlucky, you will die instantly. This is not just talk.

But Ye Shuo’s goal was to win, and he must win. As long as he won, everything would be easy. There would be no need to cede land, marry a princess, pay compensation, or impose heavy taxes on the people.

Besides, Ye Shuo was not completely unprepared. Judging from the estimation, their chances of winning were still quite high.

Therefore, Ye Shuo said: “Don’t worry, Prime Minister He, I have confidence.”

He was confident, how could he not have confidence?

Even when all the civil and military officials knelt on the ground, they could not change his mind. Now, it was He Xiang and his men’s turn to be surrounded by despair.

Ye Shuo had already made up his mind that this war must not be prolonged and must be resolved before the arrival of spring. With this calculation, the time left for them was really not much.

When they returned to Chengming Palace, Ye Shuo immediately spoke: “The Ministry of War has already made arrangements. I plan to leave the day after tomorrow.”

When Yao Zhi heard this, she paused for a moment and suddenly understood how the young man felt when he released her to the epidemic area.

It turns out to be such torture.

“…good.”

At this moment, Yao Zhi felt both proud and worried. She was proud that the man she liked was not a coward who would exchange a woman’s life for a night of good sleep. The moment he flatly refused to send the two princesses to marriage last night, Yao Zhi inevitably loved him a little more.

Everyone was hoping for a lucky break at that time. Even though they knew that Beiting and Chen would never let Da Zhou go just for two princesses, others still wanted to try with the lives of the two princesses, but he was the only one who didn’t.

What worries her is that swords and knives are merciless on the battlefield. Yao Zhi is afraid that he will die. Yao Zhi dared not imagine that he would die one day.

“I had thought I would be able to see Dingning soon, but now it seems that that may not be possible.” Dingning is now one year old and can be taken out. News had come from Liangzhou before that his mother was on the way, and judging by the time, she should be here soon.

But now that this incident has happened in Shangjing, Ye Shuo really can’t stay that long.

Yao Zhi couldn’t help but shake her head: “It doesn’t matter. I believe our daughter won’t mind. One day she will know what a great man her father is.” ??????S?

Yao Zhi originally wanted to go to the battlefield with him, but unexpectedly, the young man in front of her had other plans for her.

“Regent? You want me to stay as regent?”

Yao Zhi was obviously a little nervous: “But, but I don’t know what to do!”

Forgive Yao Zhi. She has just learned how to be a good queen, but after such a short time, she has been burdened with another heavy burden. It is inevitable that she feels a little at a loss.

But Ye Shuo felt that she was really a very smart girl, and she did a good job as a queen, so Ye Shuo was so relieved.

“No one is born to rule a country. Even for me, this is the first time I have ever been an emperor.”

Yao Zhi was still a little hesitant.

Ye Shuo understood her concerns, but he had already made arrangements for these things. He would not force her to grow up deliberately or put her in a difficult position.

“Jianjian and her Supervisory Department will assist you, as well as your eldest cousin and Xing Yucheng. If you have any questions, you can ask them for their opinions.”

“Also, I invited the tutor back as well.”

Although the old man Taifu is a bit stubborn and pedantic, he is still capable. Since the death of the crown prince, Taifu has changed a lot without anyone noticing. After several years of reflection, Taifu is now much better than before at such an old age, and can be regarded as a great help.

When Ye Shuo first arrived at the Grand Tutor’s residence, the Grand Tutor was not prepared to agree.

In the eyes of the Taifu, he is nearly 80 years old and is no longer the man he used to be. He just wants to teach and then spend the rest of his life. What’s more… Ye Xun is the Taifu’s grandson, and Madam Zhen is the Taifu’s biological daughter. The relationship between Taifu and Ye Shuo is too complicated and is no longer as pure as it was in the past.

There are so many things mixed in this period of time.

But as soon as Ye Shuo said that he was going to go to the battlefield in person, the Grand Tutor could no longer sit still and almost jumped up from the armchair on the spot. His movements were so agile that he didn’t look like a dying old man at all.

And then… nothing happened.

After all, even the Grand Tutor couldn’t just sit there and watch the country perish, right?

As soon as Ye Shuo left, the Grand Tutor dug out his official robes. Ye Shuo felt that judging from the Grand Tutor’s final performance, he would definitely do his best.

What’s more, the Grand Tutor didn’t even express any opinion on the fact that the person he would be assisting was the Queen. Well, it wasn’t the first time anyway, so let it be.

So, Ye Shuo’s decision was not made on impulse.

Since he already had a plan in mind, Yao Zhi would naturally not hold him back. However, there was one thing that Yao Zhi had to clarify.

“You’re not afraid of that. You’ve whetted my appetite.” Even though she’s a woman, Yao Zhi isn’t completely without ambition…??

She is a woman but she is also a human being. With such good things in front of her, even she would find it hard to resist being tempted. What if she gets a taste of power and can’t let it go?

But for Ye Shuo, since he chose to marry her and become her husband, he tacitly agreed that everything they have can be shared.

Hearing this, Yao Zhi couldn’t help but remain silent.

After a long while, Yao Zhi said, “Your grace is so great, you will not let me down, and I… will definitely not let you down.”

Ye Shuo couldn’t help but laugh, and even felt like joking: “In that case, can you agree to one of my requests?”

“What?”

At first, Yao Zhi thought it was something important, and even her expression became solemn. But after a few breaths, Ye Shuo leaned close to her ear and said something. After Yao Zhi reacted, her whole body started to burn at a speed visible to the naked eye.

“You, you, you…you are so shameless!”

It’s already this late, and he’s still thinking about that!

“I can’t do anything about it. I was born lustful and my skin is full of filth. What can I do?” Ye Shuo also wanted to be free of desires, but there was no way. Who told him to be born a vulgar person?

Seeing that the situation was not right, Xiao Luzi retreated quietly. Just when Ye Shuo was about to take advantage of the last time to do something happy with Yao Zhi, King Ding arrived.

He definitely wouldn’t go in at such a critical moment. I don’t know where he got all those tricks from. He could have so much fun even if he didn’t go in. But it’s definitely not possible now.

Yao Zhi snorted lightly and pushed him away.

Ye Shuo had no choice but to suppress the restlessness in his heart and slowly climbed down from the bed.

When Prince Ding saw him for the first time, before he could say anything, he smelled the faint scent of woman’s makeup coming from him, and the slightly messy golden crown on his head.

Prince Ding was an experienced man after all, and his mouth corners twitched immediately.

“It’s already this late, and you’re so relaxed.”

Ye Shuo reached out his hand to support the top of his head, and straightened the golden crown: “There’s nothing wrong between husband and wife.”

Prince Ding was really completely convinced by his younger brother, who was so dishonest all day long: “You have no shame.”

Ye Shuo narrowed his eyes instantly: “Speaking of which, I have a question that I have always wanted to know. Since you broke your leg, are you still the same as before?”

It’s definitely impossible to be the same as before. How can I support myself without a leg? Prince Ding’s eyes were vague for a moment.

After that, the two of them tacitly agreed not to mention the matter again.

“By the way, are you here today for something?”

Prince Ding nodded: “Of course.”

Then he put aside his crutches and knelt down obediently: “Your Majesty, I have been guarding the border for many years and have a lot of experience in deploying troops in Beiting. I hope Your Majesty will grant me permission to follow you in this battle.”

Ye Shuo couldn’t help but touch his chin: “Brother, are you worried about me?”

“…The emperor has not fulfilled his promise regarding the last plague.”

“I know that my elder brother loves me.”

“I already said no!”

Looking at Prince Ding who was red in the face and trying desperately to explain himself, Ye Shuo thought about it and didn’t dare to ask any more questions.

“It’s a long journey to the border, and we have to march quickly. Are you sure you can handle it?”

Prince Ding curled his lips and thought that he was too arrogant. He was not good at beating others, but he was really good at beating Beiting.

So, the matter is settled.

Two days later, Ye Shuo finally saw his daughter Dingning, but unfortunately, Dingning fell asleep due to the long journey.

At this moment, there is only less than half a quarter of an hour left before the expedition.

Dingning, who is over one year old, has gradually grown up. It is obvious that little Dingning looks a lot like Ye Shuo. She will surely become a great beauty in the future.

Ye Shuo only had time to reach out and touch the little girl’s fair and soft face. Seeing Ding ning make a gesture to himself, as if urging him to do so, Ye Shuo hurriedly withdrew his hand and then jumped on the horse.

Ye Shuo opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but when he thought that saying some words would be like setting a flag, which was really unlucky, Ye Shuo quickly closed his mouth, trying not to let metaphysical factors take advantage of him.

The former Imperial Concubine, now the Queen Mother, almost watched him leave with tears in her eyes.

At the last moment, the Queen Mother was thinking, I only hope my son will be healthy and everything will go well, I am willing to shorten my life by ten years in exchange for his safety.

The jet-black horse galloped through the streets of Shangjing. When passing by a certain place, Ye Shuo seemed to notice something and then turned his head to take a look.

Just one glance and the envoy from the State of Chen felt a chill run through his body.