The daughter of a general is reborn to save the whole family of the marquis

The war broke out in the south of Daqi, and the emperor was very troubled.

Because of this, he hasn't slept well for three to five days.

Yu Daqi borders the Nanqi Kingdom to the south. The Nanqi Kingdom has rich waters, abundant sunshine, hot weather, and abundant marine life, as well as grain.

However, last year the Nanqi Kingdom suffered severe flooding and a serious reduction in grain production, so this year it has been constantly harassing the southern border of Daqi.

According to reliable sources, Nanqi dared to make such a move only because they knew that Daqi had fought a war with Northern Zhou last year and captured the second prince of Northern Zhou alive. Northern Zhou must be holding a grudge and will make a comeback soon.

If Nanqi Kingdom attacks the southern border of Daqi at this time, once Daqi sends troops to reinforce the southern border, the northern border will be undefendable, so Daqi will definitely not dare to send troops to the southern border.

However, when the Nanqi Kingdom launched the war, it was not saying "I want to steal your food from Daqi", but that they had lost tens of thousands of kilograms of sea cucumbers, which were later discovered in Yanzhou City in the southern border of Daqi.

The Nanqi Kingdom used the excuse that "the Daqi people stole tens of thousands of kilograms of our marine fish" to send troops to the southern border city of Yanzhou!

One hundred thousand infantrymen attacked Yanzhou City directly, and one hundred thousand navy attacked Yanzhou City from various ports.

Daqi had more land than sea, so its navy was small in number and had poor combat effectiveness, so it was defeated miserably.

In recent days, the emperor has been discussing with his ministers in the morning court about who to send as reinforcements and how to deploy troops.

To the west is the Western Rong Kingdom and to the north is the Northern Zhou Kingdom, and the soldiers from these two places cannot be transferred.

Moreover, Xirong and Nanqi are adjacent to each other. The two countries have close relations and always join forces to deal with Daqi. Daqi to the south and west is always troubled by them, and from time to time they send cities, beauties, and even princesses as marriage gifts.

Because there were no reinforcements, they did not dare to send reinforcements at will, for fear of angering Nan Qi and asking them to join forces with Xirong to attack Daqi. So the ministers began to discuss whether to send a princess as a marriage, or directly cede the city to seek peace, or send food as compensation.

The emperor was annoyed, it was clear that this was Nan Qi's trick to plunder Da Qi's food, but Da Qi would suffer. He couldn't help but think: It would be great if all the generals of Da Qi were the same as those in the Zhenbei Marquis' Mansion.

The Chu family guarded the northern border, and even if there were many casualties, they never let the Northern Zhou soldiers set foot on the land of Daqi, let alone cede the city? Send the princess to marry?

None of the princesses were sent to the Northern Zhou to marry; all were sent to the Western Rong or the Southern Qi.

As if thinking of something, the emperor said, "I remember that at the end of the year before last, there was a rebellion in the south, and it was Zheng Aiqing who led the troops to quell it. I still remember Zheng Aiqing's bravery. I wonder if you are willing to lead the troops to Yanzhou City to support it?"

The Zheng Aiqing mentioned by the emperor was the prime minister's nephew Zheng Xiangrong, who was tall and mighty. He quelled wars twice and was named Marquis of Shi'an. He had been stationed in the southern city of Daqi with his troops, which was only a thousand miles away from Yanzhou City and was an important pass of Daqi.

Zheng Xiangrong returned to Beijing this time to report on his work. When he encountered such a thing, he immediately raised his hands and said, "I am willing to lead the troops! I will not refuse even if it means death!"

After getting a positive answer, the emperor announced his adjournment of the court.

Not long after he returned to the Purple Palace to review memorials, Dongfang Shuo brought Runxue into the palace to ask for a meeting.

He also asked Yao An to convey: "Your Majesty, the Third Prince's wife said that she knows a fatal flaw of Marquis Shi'an. This person is not suitable to lead troops to Yanzhou City, which will be counterproductive."

When the emperor heard this, he was angry and helpless.

What made him angry was Runxue's words; but what made him helpless was that her words caught his curiosity and even made him extremely worried, so he had to summon Dongfang Shuo and Runxue.

——The emperor originally didn't want to see him.

Dongfang Shuo brought Runxue in and immediately knelt down to pay their respects. The emperor put on a fatherly expression, asked them to stand up, and asked them about some matters concerning their marriage. It was truly a loving father and a filial son.

Runxue said: "Everything is fine, the only bad thing is that I thought I would never be able to enter the palace and see your Majesty again in this life. Now that I see you again, I have no regrets in my death."

When the emperor heard her say this, he felt very guilty.

The reason why she was let off the hook and not prevented from marrying Dongfang Shuo was that there was not enough evidence at the time to prove that she was the one who planned the persecution of the Zhenbei Marquisate and Chu Heyi.

Secondly, it was because Chu Runxue had given him advice and filled his treasury, which was a contribution to Da Qi.

Of course, the second point is the main reason.

"It's not that I don't want to summon you to the palace, nor that I don't want to attend your wedding, but because Miss Chu Heyi is persistent, and the Chu family just won the battle, I can't do anything about it."

Runxue sneered in her heart when she heard this. The emperor is the emperor. He is cold and heartless, and he even lets his subjects take the blame. She doesn't believe that the emperor is helpless. He is just kidding fools.

Runxue is not stupid, but she wants to give the emperor a way out.

"I know in my heart that my father is not such a heartless and indifferent person. It is because Daqi now needs the Chu family to guard the northern border that my father had to punish me and my husband. I understand my father and have never blamed him in my heart."

The emperor was very touched: "I am very pleased that you can think this way. Third Prince's wife, you said that Marquis Shi'an has a fatal flaw and cannot lead troops to reinforce Yanzhou. What is that fatal flaw?"

"Marquis Shi'an can't swim. I heard that he almost drowned in his own lotus pond when he was a child. He never dared to go into the water to learn how to swim again. He is very afraid of water.

"If he goes to Yanzhou, as long as the people of Nanqi use a little trick, I'm afraid Marquis Shi'an will lose his life. At that time, the army will be demoralized and Yanzhou City will be in danger. Without a brave general like Marquis Shi'an at the Nancheng Pass, it will also be broken."

The emperor's mood, which had just improved when the morning court was over, took a sharp turn for the worse and his expression looked extremely ugly.

"In your opinion, who can take on this important task?"

Runxue bowed to the ground and said, "I am willing to lead the troops with my husband."

"You?" The emperor felt unbelievable. Dongfang Shuo's entire army was wiped out in the last battle in the northern border. He didn't want to use this son again in his life.

"Yes, I am willing to follow my husband to the battlefield in the southern border. If he lives, I live, if he dies, I die. I know that after the last battle in the northern border, it is difficult for my father, his subjects, and the people of Daqi to trust us again, but my husband and I are willing to sign a military order!"

Runxue took out the document he had written in advance and presented it to the emperor. The content was roughly: If the battle in the southern border is lost, Dongfang Shuo and Runxue will die to apologize!

Before the emperor could react, Runxue and Dongfang Shuo both bit their fingers and pressed their bloody fingerprints on the document, which had already been signed with their names.

The emperor looked at their determined faces and felt a sense of heroism in his heart, feeling that they would win this battle.

Anyway, there is no one available, so it doesn't hurt to let them give it a try. Besides, Dongfang Shuo had won a battle before the war in the north.

"Father, the battle in the southern border is urgent. Your son and I want to leave as quickly as possible. But before we leave, your son and I are very worried about your sister Heyi."

The emperor was surprised again. Didn’t these two sisters kill each other in the Purple Palace just two months ago?

Why is Runxue worried about Chu Heyi?

"Father, your Majesty, my son and I owe a marriage to our sister, so we want to find a good man for her before we leave. I hope she will never hate us again in this life."

The emperor didn't quite believe in Runxue's intentions, so he asked, "Who do you think would be a good match for the Chu family?"

Runxue mentioned a name, and the emperor was surprised. It was a very good candidate. Runxue and Dongfang Shuo really cared about Chu Heyi.

The emperor agreed on the spot.