However, Feng Ling's Xuanjia Army has been stationed on the northwest border with Nanjia Kingdom, and is not a line of defense with Xining Hou who is also guarding the northwest border with Beiyue.

The defense line of Nanjia Kingdom also cannot do without him.

If he took over the defense of Beiyue again, the burden on his shoulders would be heavier and the dangers he would experience would increase exponentially.

What's more, Feng Ling's fiefdoms were all on the border with Nanjia, and he had been working hard there for eight years.

If the burden of Beiyue were rashly placed on him at this time, would he be willing?

What's more, the people of Beiyue grew up on horseback and are brave and aggressive.

The closer they got to Beiyue, the worse the environment became. As a mother, she couldn't bear to see him suffer like this.

She shook her head in pain, selecting the figures of the generals one by one in her mind.

Perhaps it was because of the comparison, for a while, the Queen couldn't find anyone more suitable than Feng Ling.

The Queen handed both secret reports to Feng Ling, and then asked Feng Zhao, "Zhao'er, who do you think is suitable to be sent to the Beiyue border?"

Feng Zhao subconsciously glanced at Feng Ling and said hesitantly: "How about I go there?"

She has been practicing martial arts since she was young. When it comes to deploying troops, she may not be as proficient as the Marquis of Xining, but she has many capable people under her. Her Eighteen Riders of Zhaoyun are famous all over the world. All of them are talented, and some of them are also great generals.

Feng Zhao was trained by the Queen as her successor since she was young, so she didn't need to go to the battlefield herself.

All she needs to do is to know how to use people, judge the situation, seize opportunities, and let everyone under her give full play to their strengths.

She knew that the Queen Mother wanted her younger brother Feng Ling to go to the Beiyue border.

But that was her younger brother whom she had raised with care. The Queen Mother couldn't bear to let him suffer. How could she bear to let him suffer?

Now that Lin Yan and his son are no longer causing trouble in the court, she no longer worries that someone will stab her in the back after she goes out. It would be a good opportunity for her to go out and gain some experience.

The Queen was startled.

If Feng Zhao hadn't mentioned it, she wouldn't have thought about her at all.

Now that I think about it, Zhao'er is more suitable to go than Ling'er.

First, Zhao'er had been the Crown Princess for so many years and although she had not made any mistakes, she had not made any significant achievements either.

If Zhao'er wants to succeed to the throne smoothly in the future, he still lacks prestige.

Alas, it's her fault.

She used to think about training Zhao'er, and most of the time she just watched her fight with Lin Yan and his son with cold eyes.

This caused Zhao'er and some court officials to think that he was on the side of Lin Yan and his son, and created a rift between them.

Little did she know that she had already confined Lin Yan, but she just didn't announce it to the public.

When Lin Yan and Feng Ming were in power, many old ministers in the court were very happy.

This is a good opportunity to establish my authority.

She had always known that Zhao'er had capable people under her command, and she had even secretly sent two of them over.

She is capable of achieving great things.

Second, she was the crown princess, and it was impossible for her to stay in the northwest all the time. Once the war was over, she would come back and inherit the throne legitimately.

With such achievements and experience, his succession to the throne in the future will also be a deterrent to court officials.

Feng Ling had finished reading the secret report, but before he could express his opinion, Feng Zhao's departure for the expedition had already been decided.

Time is urgent, we have to set off tomorrow.

Damn Fengming and Beiyue, making it impossible for people to even spend the New Year in peace.

At this time, Feng Ling also put forward his own conjecture.

Earlier, he and Wang Xin discovered that Feng Ming had been secretly communicating with Nanjia Prince Mo Qi.

So he felt that even if Fengming wanted to escape, he should escape to Nanjia instead of Beiyue.

It is possible that Beiyue is just a decoy and his real destination is Nanjia.

The Queen and Feng Zhao looked at each other. If this was true, they would have to make preparations for both scenarios.

Finally, the three of them discussed it.

Feng Zhao still went to the Beiyue border as originally planned. It would be best if no war broke out. She could just treat it as the Crown Princess inspecting the route.

Even if a fight broke out, Xiliang was well prepared.

Feng Ling rushed to the border of Nanjia to prevent a sudden attack from the Nanjia Kingdom.

Since we are going to send troops, we cannot lack food and fodder.

The Queen had previously summoned the Minister of Revenue, who was now waiting outside the hall.

But the answer given by the Minister of Revenue was not optimistic.

There have been many disasters in Xiliang this year.

First, there was a land dragon rebellion centered on Quancheng, then a smallpox epidemic broke out in Liaocheng, and earlier, floods occurred in the south. There was simply no real peace.

Whenever an incident occurred, the court had to issue relief grain to alleviate the disaster.

There is no longer enough food in the Ministry of Revenue's accounts to support a war.

Looking at the frowning brows of the Queen Mother and the Imperial Sister, Feng Ling's mind flashed through the several huge warehouses in Wang Xin's space.

However, this matter still needs to be discussed with Wang Xin first, so he just pursed his lips and said nothing.

The empress gritted her teeth and ordered people to open the private treasury, took out 600,000 taels of silver, and asked the Ministry of Revenue to secretly collect grain in places near Beiyue and Nanxi in case of emergency.

Time was running out, so several people went their separate ways to prepare.

When Feng Zhao and Feng Ling returned to the East Palace, Xiao Ge'er and the twins were running around in the yard like three headless flies, with a group of geese chasing after them, cackling loudly.

The three little guys looked like they were being chased and running around, but in fact their little faces were filled with uncontrollable excitement.

Wang Xin... stood aside with his hands behind his back, watching the fun.

When the twins saw Feng Zhao and Feng Ling coming back, they hurriedly stopped and greeted them: "Hello, mother! Hello, Uncle Wang!"

The two little ones stopped, but the big goose chasing them did not stop and took the opportunity to close the distance.

Hearing the geese's cries getting closer and closer, Feng Xu's face turned pale, he screamed, and started running around the yard again.

Just now, he was pinched on the calf by the leading goose, and it hurt so much.

I just plucked a few rooster feathers to make shuttlecocks, and I didn't pluck any from white geese, but they kept chasing me relentlessly. How stingy!

But it was their first time to be chased by a goose, and it was quite fun...

The moment Feng Zhao saw the three little guys, he suddenly thought of a question.

When she went to fight Beiyue, the child's father, as the leader of her secret guards, must have followed her closely.

What about the two children?

You can't just throw it to the Queen Mother.

Her mother was so busy with court affairs, she was really worried.

Looking at Wang Xin who was smiling and watching the fun, she suddenly had a great idea.

She didn't realize at that time that it was her sudden impulse that later put Xiliang on the fast track of rapid development.

At this time, Feng Zhao ignored the three little ones who were sweating profusely after being chased by the big goose.

It was obvious that those three monkeys were enjoying themselves.

She took a few steps forward, enthusiastically took Wang Xin's hand, and pulled her into the house to sit down.

He said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, I will be leaving for the expedition to Beiyue tomorrow. You see, when I leave, there will be no one in charge of the East Palace. I am worried about leaving those two naughty kids to others, so I ask you to help take care of them for a while."

Wang Xin opened his mouth, but swallowed the words of refusal.

It would be fine if you said she didn't know the whole story, but the problem is that she knows the cause and effect of the matter clearly.

How could she refuse this?

Helpless, I could only sigh and agree.

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