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Sensing the signs of war, Qingyu, who had been in seclusion for two and a half years, took the lead.

"Your Majesty, this humble general requests permission to fight. We are certain to win this battle. If we fail, this humble general is willing to offer his head in return!"

The fact that Qingyu had advanced to the eighth rank of martial artist was already an open secret among the high-ranking officials of Northern Wei.

Even if Hongming is outstanding, he is still only a seventh-rank official.

He is twenty-five years old this year and has been in command of the army for seven years, while Hongming is only twenty-two and has only been in the army for three years.

In comparison, he was superior to his opponent in both strength and experience.

In his view, this request to fight was a sure thing.

However, for a long time after he finished speaking, the people in the hall seemed to freeze, and no one spoke.

Unable to resist, Qingyu slightly raised her head, only to meet the Empress Dowager's murderous gaze.

He immediately turned his head to the right, only to be met with the head of the civil officials—Changsun Du.

Changsun Du also looked at her with hostility, his eyes full of disappointment.

Embarrassed, he turned his head to the left, only to find that Hongming on the left was trembling.

If the court meeting hadn't been in progress, Hongming would probably have already rushed up and fought him to the death.

In an instant, Qingyu's face turned pale. She looked in three directions, but no one seemed to want to see her.

The head that had been lifted with great difficulty lowered again.

"Your Majesty, this old minister suggests that in this great battle, General Hongming should be the commander-in-chief and General Chen Nan the deputy commander-in-chief, with an army of 100,000, to confront Daqian at Lecheng."

It was Changsun Du who spoke.

He took two steps to the center of the hall, shielded the kneeling Qingyu behind him, and gave her a slight reminder with his foot.

It was only at this moment that Qingyu realized that a Five Finger Mountain had appeared above her head.

Hongming was already making it hard for him to breathe, and then Chen Nan came along, making it even harder for him to catch his breath.

However, Qingyu was not Sun Wukong; he had no master, and no one to remove the talisman from him.

They can no longer escape the Five Finger Mountain that is like a shackle.

Disoriented, he staggered to his feet, returned to his original position, closed his eyes, and remained silent.

"Oh? Grand Chancellor Changsun actually suggested that General Chen go into battle?" The Empress Dowager of Northern Wei was slightly surprised.

Sensing the Empress Dowager's doubts, Changsun Du began to explain.

"Your Majesty, General Chen's military expertise goes without saying."

"Moreover, this time the Great Qian has mobilized 300,000 troops. Forgive this old minister for being so bold, but what if General Chen is a spy?"

"He will definitely tell Daqian all the detailed deployments of our army."

"Therefore, this old minister suggests that General Wei Hongze lead 50,000 rear guard troops."

"In this way, with the addition of the 50,000 troops on the border, our Northern Wei will have a total of 200,000 troops. I don't think there will be any major problems!"

It must be said that Changsun Du's arrangements were very well done.

This not only gave Chen Nan the opportunity to show his loyalty, but also put a tight rein on him.

"General Chen, General Hong, how are the three of you?"

The Empress Dowager glanced at the three of them.

The three military officers quickly walked to the center and clasped their hands in unison, saying, "Your subjects obey the order and will certainly live up to your expectations!"

Behind the two was a man dressed in dark red armor. He had a gentle face, but an incongruous scar on his right cheek.

This person was Hongze, who was also Hongmin's older brother.

Approaching behind the two, he also clasped his hands in a fist salute and said, "This humble general obeys the order!"

"In that case, court is adjourned!"

The Empress Dowager shouted loudly.

"Court adjourned."

As the shrill, hoarse voice faded, the ministers left in twos and threes.

Outside the palace, Chen Nan and Hong Ming stared at each other.

Seeing this, Hongze was extremely embarrassed.

He gently patted Hongming's shoulder and said in a low voice, "Little sister, I have some things to take care of at home, so I'll head back first."

"elder brother???"

Hearing Hongze address Hongming, Chen Nan was momentarily stunned.

Only then did he realize that Changsun Du had made very careful arrangements.

No matter what, they are family, so naturally their hearts are connected.

If he really is a spy, then the situation will be extremely difficult.

Although Hongming was decisive and ruthless on the battlefield, he also had a grateful heart.

Even if Chen Nan really has a problem, Hongming will spare his life out of consideration for past favors.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but sigh, "Heh, he really is a cunning old fox, so thorough!"

Chen Nan's understanding of Changsun Du was that he wasn't particularly cunning, but rather that he was very smooth in his dealings with people.

He never intentionally offended anyone in the workplace, which is why he was able to hold the position of prime minister for ten years.

Of course, if one doesn't have real talent and ability to sit in the position of prime minister, they'd probably be buried with grass growing ten meters high by now.

Just as Chen Nan was analyzing the situation in his mind, Hong Ming spoke up: "Long time no see!"

"Hmm? Long time no see!" Chen Nan said subconsciously.

"Watch the fight!"

The next second, Hongming kicked out.

Caught off guard, Chen Nan had no time to react and could only take two steps back, covering his manhood with both hands and staring wide-eyed.

"Are you fucking crazy? If you break this thing, what am I going to do?"

"why why?"

Hongming seemed not to hear him, and continued to kick his legs wildly.

As she kicked, two streams of hot tears fell from her beautiful eyes.

Once, when her family wanted to arrange a marriage for her, she ran away to join the army on her own to avoid the family's arrangement.

After joining the army, Qingyu accidentally discovered that she was a woman and took great care to protect her.

Hongming naturally knew his intentions, but she couldn't.

She told herself: My beloved must either be stronger than me physically or militarily, otherwise how can he conquer me?

Within a year, through her own efforts and with the help of her family, she rose to the position of General of Annam.

Young and proud, she was unfortunately captured three years ago during a battle with Chen Nan.

She didn't see Chen Nan once during that battle.

The two first met in prison.

Hongming was deeply impressed after just one meeting.

From that moment on, that figure could never be shaken off my mind.

At that time, she was only a fifth-rank martial artist.

Another six months passed, and Qingyu's twelve-game winning streak was ended by Chen Nan.

The two switched places.

Over a period of two and a half years, the two sides engaged in battles.

However, since she came to power, the Northern Wei Dynasty has not lost a single city or territory.

She understood Chen Nan's strength; in fact, it could be said that Chen Nan helped her secure her position as General Zhenbei.

Just as she was full of good intentions, wanting to win Chen Nan over to Northern Wei.

Rumors and gossip began to circulate from the direction of Daqian.

Wu Fengluan and Chen Nan are engaged.

Upon receiving this news, she was devastated and lost her appetite.

A few days ago, upon learning that Chen Nan had been abandoned by Da Qian, she seemed to have found her purpose in life.

When she calmed down and thought about it carefully, she felt that there might be a problem.

Then I wondered if Chen Nan had done this on purpose.

The next message she received from Chen Nan was that the Empress Dowager of Northern Wei had urgently summoned her back to the capital to attend a court assembly.

According to the visitors, a very important person from the Northern Wei Dynasty had come to visit.

How could she not guess that the person was Chen Nan?

Upon learning that Chen Nan had arrived in Northern Wei, the first reaction was joy, followed by worry.

She was afraid, afraid that this was a conspiracy against the Northern Wei.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that the Northern Wei's economy cannot sustain itself for long.

Chen Nan's arrival in Northern Wei at this crucial moment was driven by something that everyone knew.

However, she didn't consider that the news circulating from the Great Qian Dynasty was false.

It is true that Chen Nan joined the Northern Wei.

Both sides completely missed the message!

Faced with Hongming's attack, Chen Nan couldn't bear to hurt this talented girl, so he could only defend.

He didn't know why Hongming and Qingyu's questions were so strange when they first met.

"enough!"

Finally, Chen Nan grabbed Hong Ming's kicking foot with his right hand.

Hongming clearly hadn't expected the other party to pull such a move.

Completely unprepared, she stood on one leg, constantly trying to maintain her balance.

Ultimately, he couldn't control himself and was about to fall to the ground.

Chen Nan reacted quickly and reached out to support her.

awkward.