The Eternal Beauty of the City of Wealth

Zhao Ben nodded and said, "Well! You two have done a great job. If we can defend Yancheng and stop the Shanrong's attack, it will be a great success."

"When I return to the capital, I will commend you two for your achievements."

The two men hurriedly clasped their fists and saluted: "Thank you, General!"

In the Linzi Palace of Qi State, Duke Jing's mother, Mu Mengji, holds her son.

She looked at him with doting eyes and asked, "Ju'er, is your sister Zixuan really so good to you?"

Chuju nodded deeply: "Yes, mother, Sister Xuan is very good to Juer."

"Not only did she give Ju'er delicious food and fun things to do, she also let him sleep with her at night."

Meng Ji nodded with relief and thought, that’s great, it seems that City Lord Zixuan likes Juer very much.

If anything happens to my mother and I in the future, she will definitely help us.

This Mu Mengji was the daughter of Shusun Jiaoru, the head of the Shusun family in the State of Lu.

After Shusun Jiaoru's rebellion failed, he led his family to flee to Qi.

In order to gain a foothold in Qi, he married his daughter Mu Meng to Duke Huan of Qi. Mu Meng was also the niece of Shusun Bao.

A few days later, Qi State received a letter asking for help from Yan State.

After hearing this, the ministers were discussing it: "How despicable these Shanrong were! They actually started a war just for a woman..."

My Lord, in my opinion, the Shanrong are using this incident as a pretext to seize the throne of Yan...

Right, right, right... Now that Yan State has come to ask for help, I wonder what the king will do...

At this time, Duke Jing of Qi handed the bamboo slips to Yan Ying and said, "Prime Minister, how do you think we should handle this matter?"

Yan Ying pondered for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, in my opinion, we should help the State of Yan."

"From a strategic perspective, if Yan were to be destroyed by the Shanrong, it would be extremely disadvantageous to Qi."

"The Shanrong have been known as a foreign tribe since ancient times. Their people are barbaric and uncivilized, and they drink blood with their hair."

The leader Zhongshan Xiaoduo was even more ambitious and was determined to seize the Central Plains.

"If Yan is destroyed, the Shanrong will surely take advantage of their victory to attack Qi."

"In order to stop the Shanrong's threat to our Great Qi, I believe it would be best to send troops to help."

Duke Jing of Qi nodded, seemingly understanding. "Prime Minister, your words make sense. Do you have any objections?"

After hearing what Yan Ying said, all the ministers nodded in agreement and echoed in unison: "We second the motion... We second the motion..."

Duke Jing looked at Yan Ying again and said, "Since that is the case, I will follow your wishes and send troops to rescue Yan."

He looked at the ministers again and said, "My dear ministers, which general is willing to go to rescue Yan this time?"

The ministers looked at each other, lowered their heads and remained silent.

He was still secretly calculating in his mind: the Shanrong army had sent out a hundred thousand cavalrymen, and the soldiers were skilled in riding and shooting, and all of them were brave and good at fighting.

It is obvious that whoever goes there will die. They are used to a life of luxury and are all fat and plump.

Who would be willing to go to the bitter cold land of Yan State and suffer the hardships of war?

Wouldn’t it be nice to stay at home every day with your lovely wife and concubines, eating delicious food and drinking spicy drinks?

When no one spoke, Little Duke Jing looked at Yan Ying with a helpless look and said, "Prime Minister, look at this..."

Yan Ying smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Your Majesty, I recommend a candidate for this task!"

Oh? Duke Jing was delighted and asked hurriedly, "Who does the Prime Minister want to recommend?"

Yan Ying cupped his hands and said, "The person I wish to recommend is City Lord Zixuan of Fugui City."

Zixuan City Lord? When Little Duke Jing heard that the Prime Minister recommended Sister Xuan, he immediately clapped his hands and shouted, "Excellent!"

"I grant your request! Send City Lord Zixuan to lead the troops to rescue the State of Yan from this crisis!"

At this time, a minister came out and said, "Your Majesty, it is certainly a good idea to send City Lord Zixuan to lift the siege of Yan State."

"But Fugui City has never been involved in the disputes among the vassal states in all these years. I'm afraid she won't agree."

Duke Jing was a little panicked after hearing this, and looked at Yan Ying again: "Prime Minister, what should we do?"

Yan Ying stroked his beard and said, "Don't panic, Your Majesty. This time is different from usual."

"I heard that City Lord Zixuan's second son, Gongzi Ri, has been appointed Lieutenant General of the Central Army in Yan State, and is heading out with the Yan army to fight against the Shanrong this time."

"If City Lord Zixuan knew about this, she would definitely agree for the sake of her son's life."

Upon hearing this, Duke Jing clapped his hands in delight and said, "Great! If that's the case, then let's draft the edict!"

"I appoint City Lord Zixuan as the General of the Northern Expedition and order him to travel to Yan State on a chosen day to resolve the crisis!"

Three days later, in the royal palace of Fugui City.

Zixuan looked at the letter Ziri wrote to her, anxiously pacing back and forth in the room with her hands behind her back.

Unexpectedly, his son had just become the central army of Yan State when he encountered a war and had to go to the battlefield to fight.

He was too timid to handle guns or clubs, and had never learned any martial arts since childhood.

If he goes to the battlefield, can this weak pretty boy like him defeat those brave soldiers of Shanrong?

Although he prepared self-defense weapons and a hundred elite soldiers for his son.

But in front of Shanjie's 100,000-strong army, isn't it just a drop in the bucket and useless?

The more he thought about it, the more worried and frightened he became, even though he already had hundreds of children.

But they are all her own flesh and blood. She loves her children the most and doesn't want any of them to be hurt.

Just when Zixuan was feeling upset, the eunuch came to report that an imperial edict had arrived from Duke Jing of Qi.

She quickly ordered someone to call the envoy in, and when Xinshi saw Zixuan, he hurriedly presented the bamboo slips.

When Zixuan opened the bamboo slips, he saw that he was ordered to lead troops to save the State of Yan from danger, and he was immediately delighted.

Just when I was trying to find a reason to help my son, Duke Jing's edict arrived.

If he were to attack Shanrong on behalf of Qi, this reason would be sufficient.

So she immediately convened an emergency meeting and ordered all officials above the third rank to come to court to discuss the matter.

After all the ministers arrived, Zixuan asked the eunuch to read the King of Qi's edict again.

Prime Minister Bo Yi came out and said, "Your Majesty, the King of Qi has ordered you to lead the troops to relieve the danger of Yan."

"Have the troops been dispatched? Have all the food and supplies for the army been distributed?"

Zixuan shook his head: "Prime Minister, the King of Qi has not sent troops to transport the baggage."

Bo Yi sneered, "Linzi really has a good plan."

"Since the King of Qi ordered my lord to rescue Yan from danger, yet he didn't send a single soldier."

"If we defeat the Shanrong, people will think it's Qi's achievement."

"If we are defeated, Qi can use the Shanrong to weaken the military strength of our Fugui City."

"This is a plan that kills two birds with one stone and gets something for nothing. I wonder which minister came up with it."

After listening to this, Zixuan also felt that it made sense. Why didn’t he think of this?

She looked at her father-in-law with admiration and said, "Then, according to the Prime Minister, what should be done about this matter?"

Bo Yi bowed and said, "Your Majesty, in my opinion, we should continue as before and not get involved in the disputes among the various vassal states."

"If I reply to the King of Qi with such a reason, I don't think he will say anything."