The Empire and the Kingdom

Not long after such a peaceful day, Feng Jingsu received a message from Chen Xu, asking her to help escort the royal family of the Yi Kingdom across the border between the Li Kingdom and the Yun Kingdom, and enter the territory of the Yun Kingdom for protection.

"Big Sister is finally going to do it!" Feng Jingsu, who had been waiting for too long, rubbed her hands excitedly.As long as she thinks of Jing Hanyou's frustrated face, she will be full of energy.

It's rare to see Feng Jingsu look so childish, and Xue Ai also wants to get involved, anyway, it's not a big deal to watch the excitement.

Guan Xuejing, who heard the news, also came with Feng Qianzi. This time she took the initiative to ask Ying to go to the border. She would personally lead the troops to escort the royal family of Yi Kingdom into Yun Kingdom.

"Xuejing, it's too dangerous to enter the Li Kingdom on this trip." In fact, it is best for Guan Xuejing to be willing to go, but this is Guan Xuejing's first time acting alone, and Feng Jingsu is really worried.

"Senior Sister, can you trust me once? I promise nothing bad will happen. I also want to help Senior Sister." In the case of Chen Xu and Jing Hanyou, Guan Xuejing is considered a relatively gentle one.Of course she was biased toward Chen Xu, but she always felt that Jing Hanyou had reasons, so she didn't want to see Jing Hanyou's jokes.

Feng Jingsu looked at Feng Qianzi who was on the side, and Feng Qianzi said: "Let her go, she is going to be a female general, and she will always go to the battlefield."

Guan Xuejing turned her head, "Qianzi, you are so kind!" She was so moved.

Feng Qianzi gave her a blank look, and she had to go back and talk about some things.

Feng Jingsu thought for a while, "Why don't you two go together. Miss Feng can't get out of the border at the border, and there will be someone who escorts Xuejing back. Besides..." She thought for a while, "The royal family of Yi Kingdom crossed the border. The country will definitely get the news immediately. At that time, the Li country will definitely ask for people from our country. I have me in the court. When the Li country puts pressure on it, there must be someone on the border. Once the Li country makes a move, we must ensure that we can hold the border and wait for the army arrive."

After hearing this, Guan Xuejing was so excited that she was a little speechless, she stretched out her finger and pointed at herself, "Me?"

Feng Jingsu nodded solemnly.

"Senior Sister..." Guan Xuejing was moved. She hadn't been recognized by her father yet, but now she was able to lead troops to guard the border.

Iron Horse Glacier, that was her childhood dream.

Xue Ai watched from the side, she was the daughter of Wenchen's family, she couldn't quite understand why she was so moved after going to the battlefield.

Feng Qianzi is a little relieved, the soldier is iron-blooded, and this fool has inherited it well.It's just that she was also worried that if there was a fight, it would be very dangerous.

The discussion has been decided, Feng Qianzi and Guan Xuejing are responsible for going home to take care of their respective families.Feng Jingsu was in charge of dealing with the emperor, and Xue Ai was in charge of dealing with Xue Xiang.

This kind of thing is difficult to say, but it is also very simple to say, they are all daughters who are valued in the family, and they are all smart, even Guan Xuejing has Feng Qianzi who advises, and An Guogong's family is all willful Guan Xuejing directly said that Feng Jingsu wanted her to guard the border. As for going out to save people, she didn't say anything.

An Guogong's family had a meeting, and An Guogong and his three sons talked about it in a hurry. The final result was that this was a matter of Guangyao's lintel, and it must be supported.An Guogong also specially sent a thousand soldiers from the Guan family army to Guan Xuejing to take them there.As the commander-in-chief of a 30-strong army, there are only so many people An Guogong can freely mobilize in non-wartime, and any more will require tiger charms.The emperor has always been the strictest in monitoring the generals with heavy troops.

After Feng Qianzi returned home, she went directly to Master Feng, discussing the general situation of the countries today, the central idea is that the Li Kingdom is strong, and it is a great threat to the Yun Kingdom.As a minister, the Feng family naturally wanted to share the king's worries and find ways to erode the national power of the Li Kingdom.

Lord Feng nodded after listening, "So what can you do?" He was really serious about asking.He believed that his daughter would not say these things for no reason.

"Help the Yi people to restore their country." Feng Qianzi said.

Master Feng did not say that this is an unrealistic dream, "How to do it? What can you do?"

Feng Qianzi then told about Chen Xu's return to the country and that she would accompany Guan Xuejing to the border.

Master Feng didn't speak for a long time, "Qianzi, do you know how dangerous it is to go to the border? You are going to fight this time, and you also know that the Li Kingdom is powerful. Once a war starts, it is not sure whether Xuejing can hold the border. What can you do?"

Feng Qianzi is not Guan Xuejing, she has never been to the battlefield, and she has rarely even heard of it.The children of the Feng family often talked about government affairs, not war, so Feng Qianzi was not in a hurry to show what she could do, because she didn't know what she could do other than accompany Guan Xuejing.

"Father, daughters can always do something."

Lord Feng was silent for a while, "Qianzi, I have never forced you since I was a child, what if I don't let you go this time? What will happen to you?"

Feng Qianzi pursed her lips, showing an aggrieved look, "Father's decision, the daughter should obey." She lowered her head, "It's just that even Xuejing can make achievements, and the daughter claims to be not inferior to a man, after all, she can't do it because she is a woman ?"

This aggrieved, Master Feng hurriedly looked at her, for fear that he would make his daughter cry.This is a daughter who has made up her mind since she was a child. In many cases, Feng Qianzi is the one who has the most say in the Feng family, because she is calm enough, even heartless enough. In many political matters, Master Feng is hesitant because of her colleagues. All the time, Feng Qianzi made the final decision.

Master Feng knows her ideals, she hopes that one day she can be independent in the court and express her ambitions for this country.Master Feng has always felt that this can only be an ideal, something that can never be realized.

But I have to say that after Feng Jingsu came back, these girls gathered together and seemed to form a huge network of relationships. This network is affecting the emperor, the government, and the country more and more.Maybe one day, these girls can really get the emperor's approval, really walk out of the back house and become courtiers.Master Feng thought about such a scene, and found it quite interesting.

"My son is definitely not inferior to a man." Lord Feng said this first, and looked at Feng Qianzi's reaction.

Feng Qianzi pouted, "It's all to coax me."

"Uh..." Master Feng was embarrassed, her daughter was too old to be coaxed.He thought about it again, when was Feng Qianzi easy to coax? "How about this, if the Duke agrees with Xuejing to go, I will agree with you to go, right?"

Feng Qianzi narrowed her phoenix eyes, and raised the corners of her mouth, "Thank you, father!" After saying that, she left happily.

Master Feng looked at Feng Qianzi's back and twirled his beard after a while, "So Qianzi also has such a childish look."

Xue Ai went back to the Prime Minister's mansion to look for Xue Xiang. Recently, she had a very good relationship with her father. She was not only filial, but also played tricks from time to time to make Xue Xiang happy.

When Xue Xiang saw her coming back, he quickly took out the books he found for her recently. Children love to study, which is what every parent dreams of, no matter how old the child is.

Xue Ai didn't go around the bush, and just told the whole thing.

Xue Xiang asked, "Aren't you going?"

Xue Ai shook his head, "I stay in the capital."

"That's good. I will do my best to facilitate this matter. After all, although it is dangerous for the Yun Kingdom, it is also a good time to get rid of the threat of the Li Kingdom. But..." He thought about it, "Ai'er, based on your treatment of the Yi Kingdom Princess Yimin understands, do you think she can succeed?"

"It will definitely succeed!" Xue Ai clenched his fist.

Xue Xiang shook his head, "This is a major national event. If the restoration of the country fails, Yun will be in trouble. Don't be arrogant."

Xue Ai pouted, "No, I didn't act rashly. Princess Yimin will definitely succeed, Daddy, can you trust me?" How dare she act impulsively in such a matter?Even if it wasn't for Yun Guo, she would still be thinking about Feng Jingsu.

Xue Xiang was still very cautious, "Ai'er, how about we make a bet?"

"What are you betting on?" Xue Ai was a little excited.Xue Xiang is not a gambler.

"If the plan between you and the princess succeeds this time, simply put, it means that the Yi Kingdom is successful and the Li Kingdom is weak, and the Yun Kingdom is free from threats, then I will carefully teach you about court affairs in the future." Xue Xiang lost a big bait.

Xue Ai was not fooled, "What if it fails?"

"Come home, take care of yourself and find a good man to marry." Xue Xiang is worthy of the old fox, so no matter what the result is, he will not lose.

Xue Ai frowned when she heard about getting married. "Daddy, you said you wouldn't force me to marry!"

"I didn't force you." Xue Xiang said innocently.

Xue Ai bit her lip, "Okay, just bet, Princess Yimin will succeed anyway!"

The father and daughter pulled the hook, and wrote a note in a decent manner, and each pressed their fingerprints.

"Daddy, you need to help me now." Xue Aike didn't forget his purpose of going home.

"Don't worry, I will let the courtiers agree to this matter." Xue Xiang felt that it would be a little difficult in normal times, but the current emperor... well, he didn't know whether to worry or be grateful.

Feng Jingsu went to the palace first to see Concubine De, whom she had not seen for a long time, and talked about what happened recently, including her own decision.Concubine De looked at Feng Jingsu who was getting more and more high-spirited, "Yun Yi, you should think about this matter well. If it succeeds, both the military and government of Yun Kingdom will recognize you in the future. But if you lose, all your hard work in the past few years will be in vain. In vain."

Feng Jingsu leaned against the window, looking at the colorful flowers falling outside the window, "I know. Shuang Niang, I am a princess, and if I want to get that position, I am destined to not follow the golden mean. Father is no longer interested in political affairs, and the power in the court needs to be taken over by someone. , if I don't stand up, someone else will stand up. No matter who it is, it's much more legitimate than me."

This is her helplessness, although the fourth and sixth princes have already settled down and made it clear that they have no intention of taking the throne.Now there is only one Seventh Prince in the capital, but that is the Seventh Prince, because the emperor has not abolished the empress, so the Seventh Prince is still the first son, and now he is almost the only candidate for the crown prince.

The Seventh Prince has been so quiet recently because he also understands this. He doesn't have to rush to make moves at all. He just needs to wait until the emperor grows old, when the officials forget the faults of the queen and the Cheng family, and when everything calms down , even if the emperor has not established a crown prince, the throne is still his.

Taking a ten-thousand-step back, even if Feng Jingsu solved all the brothers, after the emperor died, there would still be countless side royal families who could take the throne, but it would never be her turn, Feng Jingsu, because she was a princess.

Concubine De understood Feng Jingsu's helplessness, it was really difficult for a woman to want the throne.But since this path was chosen by Feng Jingsu, she can only fully support it, because this is Ke'er's child.

Concubine De said one thing. Concubine Wang Guifei became more and more ill, and she probably couldn't get better.

Feng Jingsu frowned, "So heavy?"

Concubine De sighed, "She is also a poor person. She has planned for the second prince all her life, and even adopted the fifth prince at the beginning to raise a helper for the second prince, but in the end, raising a wolf not only did not help her own son, but instead Killed her own son. Originally, she still had a queen to fight for, and she always had some goals, but seeing how His Majesty is now, she has no intention of becoming a queen. Even if she does, it probably won't be her. She is so sick What's more, His Majesty rarely visits her, which makes her lose her last bit of hope, how can she survive? People, isn't it just to live with hope?"

Feng Jingsu listened quietly, most of the women in the harem were pitiful, fighting all their lives, thinking that they were the winners, but in the end they lost completely.

"Shuangniang, what is your hope?"

Concubine De smiled, "Isn't it you? Yun Yi, without you, I don't know how I would have survived all these years. Watching my children grow up and become sensible day by day, I will live a good life no matter how lazy I am. I want to see you look better, and I will tell Ke Er when I come to the underground in the future."

Feng Jingsu embraced Concubine De, "Shuangniang, my mother will smile at Jiuquan."

Concubine De's eyes were red, "Child, cherish the people around you. In the past, I also thought that Ke'er and Ke'er would be easy to get along with each other for a lifetime, but in a blink of an eye, Yin and Yang will be separated forever."

"I will." Feng Jingsu sighed countless times, her biological mother, whom she had no memory of, must be a very gentle and kind person, otherwise Concubine De would not miss her forever.A person who doesn't even care about Jun'en, but lives in this harem with the memories of his girlfriends, is because of the concubine De's love, and Li Jieyu deserves it.

Leaving Antai Palace, Feng Jingsu went to find Princess Yongning and told the whole story. Although Princess Yongning was also considered to be Fei Yejin's disciple, she was not familiar with other seniors after all.

"I don't understand these things, Yun Yi, you just tell me what I want to do." Compared with Feng Jingsu's ambition, Princess Yongning is too pure-hearted and ascetic.

"Help me convince my father to grant me military power."

"You can't talk about father?" Princess Yongning didn't think she would be more important than Feng Jingsu in front of the emperor.

"What if." Feng Jingsu smiled, "Second Sister, many people open their mouths more, father's ears are very soft now."

Princess Yongning understands, Feng Jingsu is not asking her to persuade the emperor, she is clearly asking her to talk to Concubine Xian, so that Concubine Xian can blow the pillow.Knowing this, Princess Yongning sighed, after all, she is a person who wants to fight for the throne, and she will not let anyone who can be used be spared.

Princess Yongning naturally agreed, so Feng Jingsu can rest assured to discuss the stakes of the whole matter with the emperor.

The emperor has really been obsessed with gentleness recently, but being an emperor for decades is not in vain. He quickly figured out what Feng Jingsu meant, and he had to consider the risk of the whole matter.If this matter is not successful, Yunguo may not benefit, but it cannot be harmed.In other words, his current mind is to maintain the status quo, and he doesn't want to make any more troubles.Even if there is a long-term threat from the Li Kingdom, after all, the Li Kingdom will not take it lightly, and if he hangs around for more than ten years, he might be able to get past it.

He is old, his sons are not very successful, and he has no desire to work hard.Coupled with the lost and found lover, life is short, so why live so tiringly?To say something that cannot be said to outsiders, if there is a qualified heir now, he will give up his position, and simply let others go to work, and find a place with beautiful mountains and rivers for himself and Concubine Xian, and be rich and idle. good.

Faced with the emperor's hesitation, Feng Jingsu expressed on the one hand that she had absolutely no intention of coveting military power; on the other hand, she gave the example of Yi Guo, who wanted to maintain the status quo and live in peace with Li Guo get along?But when Li Guo really wanted to make a move, it was thunderous, and he didn't give Yi Guo a chance to react.Before the action, the relationship between Li Guo and Yi Guo was much better than that of Yun Guo. Li Huang Jing Teng and Yi Huang Yi Jiashu were good friends who were called brothers, but it turned out that they turned against each other.

Peace can only be maintained under equal strength.Now that the Li Kingdom is already too powerful, and the Yun Kingdom can't be promoted to a level that is evenly matched with the Li Kingdom in a short period of time, it can only choose to divide the power of the Li Kingdom.Now is the best opportunity, as long as Chenxu succeeds in restoring the country, Li Kingdom will return to its original national strength, even if the two countries go to war, Yun Kingdom will not be afraid.

"What if the Li Kingdom directly goes to war against our country? How do you ensure that Princess Yimin can successfully restore the country in a short time?" The emperor was still worried about going to war. The days of peace were too long, and he didn't want to see the border battle report.

"Father, if Emperor Li hadn't lost his head, he would not be able to go to war against our country when the country of Yi was in chaos. In this way, the country of Li would have to fight on two fronts. I can't keep up." Feng Jingsu didn't make a decision blindly based on Chen Xu on the other side, she also made a judgment after carefully analyzing the situation.

The emperor didn't speak. After all, he still had doubts about Chen Xu's ability.How much influence does a princess, and a notorious princess at the same time, have in Yi Country?I heard before that the people of Yi State, even the royal family of Yi State, blamed this Princess Yimin for the fall of Yi State.