The sacred tree is about to pass, and the cannon fodder's wish countdown is coming

Ever since the crown prince announced that he would personally lead the army, the officials in the court became even more restless.

Some officials were originally subordinates of the virtuous king, but when his power declined, they completely betrayed him in order to regain their allegiance. They had thought that following the crown prince would lead to a promising future, but they never expected that the crown prince would actually volunteer to fight at the border. Isn't this a disaster?

Therefore, these officials were heartbroken, "Your Highness, please think twice. On the battlefield, swords are merciless. You are a precious person, the crown prince of a country. How can you be so careless about yourself? If you make the slightest mistake, it will be a great loss to our Great Sheng Zhao."

"Your Highness, the battlefield is no joke. You must not act on your own."

The officials in the court knelt with Qi Jin and shouted, "Prince, please think twice."

But their earnest advice did not make their beloved Crown Prince turn back.

"Prince, please consider this carefully. This matter is of great importance. What they say makes sense."

Emperor Sheng Zhao looked at Qi Jin below with an extremely solemn and serious expression on his face.

"As the crown prince, you only need to manage the overall situation behind the scenes and stabilize the country, instead of risking your life on the front lines. That is a place where you can die at any time. You don't need to do that."

Qi Jin met Emperor Sheng Zhao's gaze, his voice loud and firm.

"Father has also said that it's a place where one could die at any moment, but have the soldiers of Great Sheng Zhao ever been afraid? They risked their lives for our Sheng Zhao Kingdom without a single complaint, so why should I be afraid? Since I am the crown prince, I must naturally lead the troops and contribute my part to our Great Sheng Zhao."

"Now that my father is in his prime, with you stabilizing the government and comforting the people behind the scenes, I, your son, have no worries."

"I hope my father will grant my wish!"

"Good!" Emperor Sheng Zhao was immediately relieved. "This is my eldest son, this is the future king of Great Sheng Zhao!"

"Come here and draw up the decree!"

"Now, Hua Rui, the brat, is taking advantage of the lack of support in our court and has led a large army to invade our border. Our Celestial Empire is flourishing, so how can we sit idly by? The Crown Prince has volunteered, and I appoint him as Grand Marshal, with Deputy General Xiao Aiqing as his assistant. Go to the border to meet the enemy and recapture West City. There must be no mistakes!"

"My son, I accept the decree!"

After Emperor Sheng Zhao issued his decree, the ministers, knowing they were powerless to change the situation, bowed their heads and sighed. Even His Majesty had agreed, so what was the point of their opposition?

Lu Shi stood among the ministers, his heart was not at peace. He vaguely realized that Qi Jin had some reasons for leaving the capital and going to the border.

He felt uncomfortable and guilty about it, but he couldn't find a solution, so he could only remain silent until the matter was settled.

……

The situation is urgent and the army will set out in three days.

Qi Jin was so busy during these three days that he was nowhere to be seen. Lu Shi had no choice but to use these three days to prepare a large batch of medicine and then send it to the border with the army.

Three days later, Emperor Sheng Zhao and his court officials gathered outside Xuanwu Gate to send the army off.

Emperor Sheng Zhao first encouraged the local soldiers, and then took Qi Jin aside and gave him many instructions. The same thing happened to General Xiao, except that he was the one being instructed.

Xiao Muyu chattered a lot with her little mouth, without breathing hard. After she finished speaking, her eyes were filled with tears. Finally, she stopped talking reluctantly and returned to Madam Xiao.

"Muyu, come here." Lu Shi waved at Xiao Muyu.

"Muyu, please help me give this package to Qi Jin. Inside is a special dose of medicine I prepared for him. Don't tell anyone that it was prepared by me."

"Why haven't you two reconciled yet?" Xiao Muyu pouted with red eyes. Ever since they broke up, she had become a nobody and was not liked by anyone, not even her cousin.

She wanted to reconcile the two of them but couldn't find the root of the problem. She was so worried that she couldn't eat recently.

"It's my fault, he doesn't want to pay attention to me..." Although he didn't know why he couldn't get over it.

"Let me help you, he's going to the battlefield soon, so what's the big deal?"

Xiao Muyu ran towards Qi Jin holding the package.

"Cousin, here is the medicine I prepared for you, you must use it."

Looking at the package that was exactly the same as the one in Lu Shi's house, Qi Jin accepted it for some unknown reason, even though it was not delivered by that person personally.

Yes, given their current situation, it would be best if they never had any contact with each other again...

"Cousin, why do you want to go to the war when you are fine? It's too dangerous." Her father is a general and going to the battlefield is inevitable, but she couldn't understand why the prince would take the initiative to go.

"Cousin..." Xiao Muyu was about to ask when she was attracted by the snow-white little figure in front of her.

It's a rabbit. In the past three years, whenever she went to play with her cousin, she could see her cousin teasing this little guy. Everyone in the East Palace knew that this rabbit was the prince's favorite.

This rabbit seems to have a name, Xiaobai.

"Cousin, wasn't Xiaobai a gift from your sweetheart? Why did you give it to me?" She had been curious about why her cousin suddenly liked to raise rabbits, but it was not until a few months ago when Qi Jin told her about his beloved that she knew the origin of this rabbit.

"I'm worried the servants won't be able to take good care of it, so please help me take care of it. As for him..."

"He's getting married..." Qi Jin's voice was low, as if he was a little choked.

"Cousin..." Xiao Muyu's eyes suddenly turned red.

Maybe his cousin was trapped in love, so...

A low sob sounded, and Qi Jin suddenly smiled. He raised his hand and touched the little girl's head.

"Why are you crying?"

"If it's really hard for me, then please, as his wife, help me take good care of him."

Qi Jin got on his horse and walked away gradually under the gaze of everyone, leaving behind a trail of dust and sand.

"Muyu, Muyu!"

"Ah?" Xiao Muyu came back to his senses.

"We're going home." Mrs. Xiao said softly

"Oh."

"You're acting weird today." Mrs. Xiao looked at Xiao Muyu who was absent-minded from time to time and said with some surprise.

"Really..." Xiao Muyu forced a smile with his stiff lips.

……

Ever since Qi Jin entered the battlefield, Emperor Sheng Zhao and his court officials have been worried, fearing that bad news would come in the next second.

Before being poisoned, Qi Jin had been to the battlefield several times with Xiao Jiangnian, but at that time he was just a soldier, not a marshal. Although he was experienced, he was still worrying. Moreover, everyone's impression of him was still that he was weak after being poisoned, so they were not optimistic about him.

But not long after, the capital received good news from the border.

When Qi Jin and the reinforcements arrived, Xincheng was about to be breached. After they joined the battlefield, they surrounded Hua Rui's army from the rear, catching them off guard, and Xindi was successfully defended.

Afterwards, Qi Jin used his military prowess like a god, and in less than half a month he took back the West City that was occupied by Hua Rui, and drove Hua Rui out of Sheng Zhao.

However, the New City and the West City were severely damaged by the Huarui barbarians and need to be properly repaired.

Qi Jin led the army to repair houses and cultivate fields for the people, distribute medicinal herbs to them, and teach them how to raise livestock.

The lives of the people living in the border areas have improved, and they regard Qi Jin as a living Bodhisattva in their hearts.

But the Huarui Kingdom seemed to have a backup plan and was reluctant to withdraw its troops, so it stationed them at the border between the two countries.

……

In the capital, everyone cheered when they heard the good news.