Resisting the Wind and Splendor

"You went to see him?" Lu Beimo asked, looking at Chu Yueli standing to the side.

No one can understand that look in his eyes.

Huo Qing hurriedly explained, "Ali must have important business to attend to when she went to see Prince Jin; it would never be for personal matters."

"What are you saying, Auntie? Why would I doubt Ali?"

Lu Beimo touched the back of Chu Yueli's hand, which was resting on the chair, and said with a light smile, "I'm just worried that Fifth Prince will make Ali suffer. After all, he's quite petty."

Chu Yueli almost laughed.

In terms of stinginess, you may not be much more generous than others.

However, King Mo's stinginess only manifested in small matters; when it came to matters of national importance, he always prioritized the overall situation.

Lu Fengjin, however, is truly no match for him.

Chu Yueli looked at Miao Yucui and nodded: "He led Tuoba Feiyuan on the expedition."

"It's another woman surnamed Tuoba!" Chu Xiaohe was so angry he almost cursed.

What on earth is Lu Fengjin thinking? His mind is so amazing!

"Tuoba Mingyue is a rebel and has already been imprisoned. It's already a miracle that Tuoba Feiyuan, as Tuoba Mingyue's sister, hasn't been implicated and punished. How could Prince Jin still want to take her to war? Has he gone mad?"

Although no one spoke, everyone felt a sense of helplessness.

At this moment, Prince Jin is not just petty and narrow-minded, he is... utterly foolish!

"Your Highness!" came Xiao Shijiu's voice from outside.

Lu Beimo glanced at Jing Lei, who then quickly went out.

He returned shortly afterward, his expression already changed: "Your Highness, a report has come from the front that a force of 50,000 men left the Urchin League yesterday and is on its way to the Daganlu League."

"What?" Everyone was stunned.

"Yelü Han has indeed sent troops. Isn't he afraid that Lu Fengjin will take the opportunity to attack the Wuerqin Alliance?" Miao Yucui frowned.

Lu Xiao said angrily, "He's not afraid yet. There are at least 100,000 troops in the Urchin Alliance."

“We set off yesterday, so it will take us at most one day to get here.” Huo Qing and Chu Yihang exchanged glances.

Chu Yihang looked at Lu Beimo: "With 100,000 Northern Cavalry and 70,000 Chu Family Army soldiers, we could have barely managed to attack the city. But now, they have 50,000 more troops, bringing the total number of troops inside the city to nearly 200,000! In addition, the terrain of the Daganlu Alliance is easy to defend and difficult to attack, so the situation is extremely unfavorable for us."

"Your Highness, Ali, what... what should we do?"

"Two hundred thousand troops are not invincible, but it will take longer and require us to expend more of our fighting strength."

What Chu Yueli doesn't know now is when Lu Fengjin will be willing to send troops.

By withholding the army's supplies, acting so willfully, isn't he afraid that the emperor will be displeased with him when the news gets back?

Could it be that they genuinely intend to wear down King Mo here?

"He dared to make such a decision because he was determined not to let me return to the capital alive. That way, when he goes back, no one will compete with him for credit. Father is old and his health has always been poor. Once he returns, no one will be able to compete with him. Father has no other choice but to accept it."

So even though the emperor knew that this son was climbing up the ladder by stepping on the corpses of another son, he did not dare to openly oppose him.

After all, the emperor's empire must be inherited by his own son; he can't really hand it over to the Qin family, can he?

But if this matter gets back, even if Lu Fengjin becomes emperor in the future, he will be criticized for all eternity.

Why is he really so reckless?