Astute Princess: Married to be the Empress Novel - Chapter 120

Chapter 120 Hand Over Mu Linghua
Later on, for a variety of reasons, He kidnapped our emperor and took him to the southern border, His Highness the Crown Prince sent his son to the southern border to rescue her. Fortunately, with the help of his son, our emperor successfully escaped from the southern border and returned to Ye Lan. Therefore, the current Mu Linghua is a wanted criminal that I, Ye Lan, have absconded from. The prince of your country actually took her as his concubine. Isn’t this openly enemies with me, Ye Lan?

Originally, your prince’s concubine has nothing to do with me, Ye Lan. However, our emperor did not order her to be divorced. She is currently the wife of my emperor, Yelan. Your prince has taken our emperor’s wife as his concubine. This is an insult to our Ye Lan royal family.

In order to preserve the dignity of my country, Ye Lan, He had no choice but to send troops to Great Chen. However, our Crown Prince has also said that as long as your country is willing to hand over Mu Ling Hua and submit to our Ye Lan Kingdom from now on, our army of Ye Lan can immediately withdraw from the territory of the Great Chen Kingdom and also protect your Great Chen Kingdom from other countries. Otherwise, what happened at the city gate this morning will only be a warning to your Great Chen Kingdom. ”

As soon as Mu Feng finished his words, The expressions of everyone in the hall changed. The loud noise of the morning, It was still echoing in their ears, According to what His Highness the Crown Prince had just described, The tragic situation at the city gate had already shocked them. If this was only a warning, then once the army of Ye Lan used this weapon to attack the Great Chen Kingdom, the Great Chen Kingdom would definitely end up like the Southern Region. And all of this was caused by a Mu Ling Hua. If they handed her over to the Ye Lan Crown Prince, they would be able to exchange for the peace of the Great Chen Kingdom, then why not? Moreover, she was only a second-wife concubine.

Emperor Da Chen’s thoughts were the same as everyone else’s. He would never have thought that, The Southern Great King actually gave the princess he had sent to Yelan and the princess he had kissed to the Second Prince, Chen Bao. He didn’t expect that Chen Bao would even take her into his mansion. If what Mu Feng said was true, then it would be an affront to the dignity of the Yelan Imperial Family to take Mu Linghua as his concubine. This Mu Linghua really shouldn’t stay in the Great Chen Kingdom anymore.

However, as the emperor, He had to consider a lot of problems. He thought that if he didn’t do what the Ye Lan Crown Prince said, then Great Chen would probably be annihilated. However, if he didn’t surrender without a fight, his heart would be filled with grievances. Just as he was in a dilemma, Second Prince Chen Bao angrily stood up and said, “Father, how can I, Great Chen, be so rich and powerful, easily bow down to other countries?” Your son volunteers to lead 200,000 troops to retreat. ”

Now that he had fallen victim to Mu Linghua’s Concentrated Gu, All he was thinking about was Mu Ling Hua, Therefore, when he heard that Huyan Mingshuo wanted them to hand over Mu Linghua, his heart ached badly. Thus, he stood up and asked for orders to retreat. He had to protect Mu Linghua. He could not let Father hand her over to Huyan Mingshuo like this. Otherwise, once Mu Linghua fell into Huyan Mingshuo’s hands, her life would definitely not be repaid.

The Emperor was also planning to send people to test the strength of the Ye Lan army. If they were lucky enough to defeat Ye Lan, then it would be best. At that time, they would deal with Mu Linghua and the forces themselves.

If they really lose, then surrender like Yelan. That way, he will have an explanation to his subjects. Coincidentally, the Second Prince has also stood up, which is in line with his wishes. Thus, he immediately said, “Good, he is worthy of being my son. He has courage and courage. I will order you to lead my 200,000 soldiers of the Great Chen Kingdom to retreat.”

After that, he said to Mu Feng, “If General Mu can go back and tell Crown Prince Yelan that our Great Chen Nation has no reason to surrender without a fight, our Great Chen Nation will definitely fight back against all foreign enemies and protect the dignity of our Chen Nation from being offended.” The thought in their hearts was one thing, and the fighting spirit of the soldiers could not be lost.

Sure enough, the Second Prince was filled with fighting spirit when he heard the Emperor’s words. He immediately replied, “It’s Father Emperor. Your son will go down and prepare now.” After that, she retreated to her seat and stood there. After the morning court was over, she hurriedly returned to the manor and told Mu Ling Hua what had happened in the morning so that she could pay attention during this period of time and avoid leaving the manor as much as possible.

After hearing this, Mu Feng was not surprised. He only said indifferently, “I hope the Emperor will not regret today’s decision. Let’s meet on the battlefield.” As he spoke, he cupped his hands and said to Emperor Da Chen, “Goodbye.” After that, he turned around and left the main hall, returning to the military camp in Ye Lan.

After returning to the Ye Lan camp, Mu Feng conveyed Emperor Da Chen’s words to Huyan Mingshuo. After Huyan Mingshuo listened, he only nodded and replied, “Yes, I know. This result is within my expectations. Pass on your orders and let the soldiers be ready at any time. You must beat the Da Chen Nation up once so that they can surrender as soon as possible.”

He thought that since he chose to cooperate with Chen Yong, Then he had to consider the other party’s interests. If the Great Chen Nation resisted to the end, then what would be left for Chen Yong would be a dilapidated Great Chen Nation. Only by deterring the monarchs and officials of the Great Chen Nation at once would they be intimidated and fear them. Only by surrendering would they be able to preserve the foundation of the Great Chen Nation as much as possible.

Moreover, the purpose of their trip was to make Great Chen surrender Mu Ling Hua and bow down to Ye Lan from now on. If in the end, all they got was ruins, then their efforts would be in vain.

As a great general, Mu Feng naturally knew Huyan Mingshuo’s plan, so he should come, “Yes, Your Highness, this old official understands. This old official will immediately pass down the order to prepare the soldiers to fight against the Great Chen army at any time.” As he spoke, he bowed to Huyan Mingshuo and walked out of Huyan Mingshuo’s tent.

After Mu Feng left the tent, Huyan Mingshuo walked inside and said to Ying Ran, “Just now, Old General Mu came back from Da Chen’s side. He said that the Emperor of Da Chen had already ordered the Second Prince Chen Bao to lead 200,000 troops to fight against our army. I think the next thing they need is to collect food from the whole country.”

According to Nalan Jinhong, “Now that the Great Chen Kingdom’s economic lifeline is completely in the hands of the Tian Yizhuang, I want the Tian Yizhuang to immediately withdraw from the Great Chen Kingdom. In this way, the Great Chen Army will have nowhere to raise food and pay, so they won’t be able to last long. At that time, they will have no choice but to surrender to me, Ye Lan, and we will be able to return to Ye Lan as soon as possible.”

Ye Lan was prepared to face off against the Great Chen army at all times. As the Great Chen Country was passive, everything needed to be prepared on an ad hoc basis. Therefore, when they decided to collect taxes from all the merchants to replenish their salaries, all the shops in the Great Chen Country and Tian Yizhuang had secretly moved away.

Therefore, when they came to collect taxes, all the shops on the ninth floor of the Great Chen Empire were already empty. Those officials who came to collect taxes did not dare to delay, so they hurriedly reported to the Ministry of Household Affairs. After the Minister of Household Affairs received the news, he immediately went into the palace to report to the Emperor. When he saw the Emperor, he hurriedly knelt down and bowed.

‘”Reporting to Your Majesty, this is bad. The people we sent to collect taxes sent word that all the shops on the ninth floor of the Great Chen Empire had been evacuated overnight. Now, the entire Great Chen Empire is empty. I have already checked them before coming to see Your Majesty. These shops are all registered under the name of one person. This person’s name is Fu Yingran.”

After the Emperor heard his report, he was also very anxious. If he couldn’t raise his salary, what would they use to fight against the Ye Lan army? Thus, he immediately ordered, “Quickly send someone to investigate and see who this Fu Yingran is. What is his relationship with the Crown Prince of Ye Lan, and why should he help the Ye Lan Kingdom suppress our Great Chen Kingdom?”

Since Fu Yingran had always been fostered in the Tian Yi Village and did not circulate among the royal families of various countries, the royal families of various countries were still very unfamiliar with the name Fu Yingran. Fortunately, there weren’t many people with the surname Fu, and the person with the highest status was the royal family of the Great Wei Dynasty. Similarly, all countries knew that the Crown Prince of Ye Lan had asked for a marriage from the Great Wei Dynasty.

So when he heard the name Fu Yingran, Combined with the current situation, Emperor Chen immediately thought of this, but he kept praying in his heart, “I hope things are not as he thought. Otherwise, there is no chance of victory in this war between them and Ye Lan. After all, with Fu Yingran’s strength and Ye Lan’s army’s courage, he Huyan Mingshuo is probably invincible.”

However, the more he was afraid, the more he came, The Minister of Household Affairs heard the Emperor’s words and said, “Reporting to the Emperor, I have already sent people to investigate when I received the news. This Fu Yingran’s background is not small. I’m afraid that our Great Chen Kingdom has no chance of winning this war. This Fu Yingran is first the daughter of the Regent of Great Wei Kingdom, and also the eldest princess of Jing Xian who was personally conferred by Father of the Emperor of Great Wei Kingdom.”

“She even followed the master of the Heavenly Yi Manor, Duanmu Yuan, and later recognized Duanmu Yuan as her foster father. That’s why she was still the eldest young miss of the Heavenly Yi Manor. Two years ago, under the orders of the Grand Wei Empire’s Grand Emperor and Yelan, she became the Yuanfei of Yelan Crown Prince Huyan Mingshuo.”

After the Emperor heard this, he immediately leaned back in his chair powerlessly and said, “As expected, is it really like this? Is it really true that the heavens are going to kill our Great Chen Country? Is it worth it to work so hard for a prince’s concubine?” The Emperor couldn’t help but wonder, was it really worth spending so much energy on such an insignificant woman?

He quietly leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes and pondered for a moment. Suddenly, he opened his eyes and said to the Minister of Housing, “Since that’s the case, there’s no need to collect any more taxes. Go invite the Second Prince and tell him that I have something to discuss with him.” At this moment, the Emperor felt that she was just a concubine. If he handed her over to the Ye Lan Crown Prince, he would be able to exchange her for the peace of the Great Chen Kingdom. Then why would they waste their manpower and financial resources to fight this war? As long as the Great Chen Kingdom was peaceful, he, Chen Bao, as a prince, wanted to take on a few concubines. Wouldn’t that be easy?

However, he did not know that the Second Prince had long since been struck by Mu Linghua’s Concentrated Gu. At this moment, there was no one in his heart that could replace Mu Linghua.

When the Second Prince arrived at the palace, the Emperor said to him, “Bao’er, this Mu Linghua is just a concubine, And as General Mu said, First, she was Huyan Mingshuo’s concubine. And because he was unwilling to be lonely, After seducing Emperor Yelan, he was made his wife, “Now that Emperor Yelan has not abandoned her, then she is still a concubine in Yelan Empress’ palace. It is indeed inappropriate for her to stay in your mansion. It is also unreasonable for me to say it out loud. Therefore, I have decided to hand Mu Ling Hua over to Huyan Mingshuo. When my Great Chen Kingdom has settled down, can I hire a few more concubines for you?”

The second prince immediately covered his chest and said with a face full of pain, “Father, please don’t say anything else, okay?” This son will definitely not give Ling Hua to Huyan Mingshuo. If that happens, she will die. This son will definitely not agree to use a woman to exchange for the peace of the Great Chen Kingdom. What’s the use of an army like that? Please rest assured, Father. Your son will definitely repel the army of Ye Lan and swear to preserve the prestige of our Great Chen Kingdom. ”

After saying that, he didn’t care if the Emperor agreed or not, He immediately turned around and left the palace for the Ministry of War. He showed the military talisman and transfer order that the Emperor had given him a few days ago. He immediately transferred 200,000 troops and confidently went to Huyan Mingshuo. When Emperor Chen received the news and hurriedly sent people to stop him, it was already too late. Chen Bao, the second prince, had already led his troops out of the city.