They are all concubines, so of course they choose the future emperor.

Jiang Wanyue did not stop Li Ce.

Four years ago, Li Ce had been eager to lead the army in person, but she had persuaded him with various reasons. But now, these reasons were no longer effective in persuading him.

The court was stable, the weather in the Great Zhou was good this year, and taxes from all over the country were collected smoothly, much more than in the previous two years.

Since the war began, the court was only a little stretched in the first year. There were no major problems in the following years. The treasury was full, there was abundant food and grass, the conscription was going smoothly, and the prince became more stable. There was no problem with him serving as regent for the time being. What other reasons were there to hold him back?

Jiang Wanyue knew Li Ce's temper, so she simply didn't try to persuade him.

The emperor led the army in person, which was a rather complicated process and the army did not set out until October.

However, what was unexpected was that after the army left, someone came to report in a panic.

"Empress, it's bad, the Fourth Prince is missing!"

Jiang Wanyue was shocked.

"What? What do you mean it's gone?"

A young eunuch was dragged in by Mier.

The young eunuch took out a letter tremblingly.

Jiang Wanyue opened the letter, read it quickly, and then laughed out of anger.

"This brat! He actually secretly followed the army and ran away!"

There is only one sentence in the letter.

"Mom, I'm going to Mohe with my father!"

Jiang Wanyue took a deep breath, crumpled the letter into a ball and threw it on the table.

"Besides the Fourth Prince, who else went?"

Mi'er's face was full of worry.

"The Fourth Prince did not bring his personal guards, but I found that the inner guards were gone. As for the other eunuchs and palace maids, they are all here."

Jiang Wanyue raised her hand to support her forehead.

"This brat...has actually learned his lesson."

He didn’t bring any of the people who usually followed him with him, only the internal guards, so that he wouldn’t be discovered quickly.

"Your Majesty, what should we do? The Fourth Prince is only fifteen years old. I don't know if he will get hurt if he goes there."

I don’t know if it’s because she’s getting older, but Mi’er’s personality has changed a lot in recent years. At this moment, she is full of worry about Li Chengxu.

Xing'er, on the other hand, was relatively calm.

"What are you worried about? The emperor brought 30,000 troops this time! There are only a few thousand people left in Mohe. Can they still counterattack? Although His Highness is impatient, he is smart. He has the inner guards around him, so he will be fine."

Jiang Wanyue raised her head and looked towards the north.

"The army should have reached Miyun by now, right? Never mind. This kid is so stubborn. It's useless to force him back. If he can run away the first time, he can run away the second time."

Jiang Wanyue muttered a few words to herself and then perked up.

"Mo Mo, I'll write a letter to the emperor and ask him to keep Xu'er with him."

Xing'er immediately turned around to prepare pen and ink.

Jiang Wanyue wrote the letter and asked someone to send it out.

The army could catch up quickly on foot or on horseback, so Li Ce would not let his son fall into danger.

Jiang Wanyue comforted herself with a few words.

In the evening, she received a reply from Li Ce.

Li Ce's reply was filled with three pages.

Jiang Wanyue looked carefully and was relieved to be sure that Li Ce had found Xu'er.

Apart from the problem with the Fourth Prince, there were no other problems when Li Ce led the army in person.

The army moved slowly, but its food and supplies had to keep up.

The prince is so busy every day that he wishes he could be split into two halves.

Li Ce took away many ministers this time, including some civil servants and Commander Fan.

Commander Fan volunteered to go along, and brought a number of imperial guards with him.

The imperial guards now only have 5,000 soldiers and are equally overwhelmed.

Fortunately, the Queen's guards are still there, so if there is an emergency, we can ask the Queen for help.

The prince thought about it and felt a little relieved.