The government was sending out wives, and I ended up with a princess from the previous dynasty!

In the city of Cliffs, the defenders of the Great Jing had fought against the cavalry of the Kushan Empire on numerous occasions.

Most of the time, they lose more than they win!

Even if the Jing army wins, it will be a Pyrrhic victory, and they won't gain much advantage!

Because the Kushan Empire's barbarian cavalry were too mobile!

No matter how you win, you can never completely eliminate the opponent!

Therefore, when Ji Wuxin saw in the document that the Kushan Empire was going to gather 500,000 barbarian cavalry, his expression changed!

These barbarian cavalry of the Kushan Empire marched south right after the Qing Turban Army had just been quelled!

If there weren't problems here, who would believe it!

Ji Wuxin is a woman, but she's not short-sighted!

Just by looking at the contents of the document and the expressions on the faces of the court officials, she knew that the Kushan Empire's southward expedition was definitely related to certain people in the Great Jing Dynasty!

Even those princes were implicated!

Ji Wuxin was very familiar with the practice of powerful figures in the imperial court colluding with those in the outer court and using external forces to gain personal benefits!

She even did it herself!

The ministers in the court all fell silent when they saw Ji Wuxin's murderous expression.

Although Ji Wuxin is a woman, she is also a martial arts expert, and no one knows exactly how skilled she is!

No one will be the first to stick their neck out at this time.

After a long silence, Ji Wuxin gave a cold laugh: "These people from the Kushan Empire are quite interesting."

At this moment, the Left Prime Minister spoke up, "Your Majesty, what is the current situation in Juebi City?"

As soon as the Left Prime Minister finished speaking, Ji Wuxin said, "A letter has arrived from Juebi City. The border guards have intercepted a summons from the Kushan Empire. Led by the Wolf Tribe, Leopard Tribe, Tiger Tribe, and Bear Tribe, the Kushan Empire is preparing to gather 500,000 cavalry to march south and conquer the southwestern territory of our Great Jing Dynasty!"

As soon as Ji Wuxin finished speaking, the court erupted in chaos!

"Five hundred thousand barbarian cavalry! These are barbarian cavalry! What do we do?!"

"They want to occupy the southwest of my Great Jing? They have quite the nerve!"

"If the barbarians succeed, then our Great Jing will be finished!"

"Don't worry, we still have Mingheying in the southwest of our Great Jing, don't we? The Kushan Empire's desire to occupy the southwest is nothing but a pipe dream!"

"..."

……

Hearing the buzzing discussions in the court, Ji Wuxin remained silent.

He remained silent for a long time, without saying a word!

After a long while, the Right Chancellor stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty! In my humble opinion, my elder brother's intelligence is somewhat false! These tribes of the Kushan Empire have always been outwardly friendly but inwardly at odds. How could they possibly agree to send 500,000 troops?"

"Moreover, the barbarian summons will only be issued within barbarian territory. How did my brother intercept this intelligence? Could his people have infiltrated the Kushan Empire? That's absurd! If our people went to the Kushan Empire, wouldn't they be eaten by them?"

Upon hearing the Prime Minister's words, the ministers in the court suddenly understood!

That's well said!

The Kushan Empire's summons is not so easy to intercept.

Moreover, they are fighting amongst themselves. It's not winter, a time of food and clothing shortages. How could they possibly unite and gather an army of 500,000 to march south?

Could it be that the eldest prince really gave false military intelligence?

But then again, why did the eldest prince do that?

Just then, the Left Prime Minister spoke up: "Your Excellency, you said there's a problem with the Crown Prince's urgent dispatches. Besides the speculations you mentioned, is there any other substantial evidence?"

Upon hearing this, the Right Chancellor was clearly stunned.

After a moment of silence, the Right Chancellor said in a deep voice, "Left Chancellor, I believe that what I have said is enough. Could it be that the Crown Prince has really led people into the Kushan Empire and planted spies there?"

The Left Prime Minister said calmly, “Your Excellency, I don’t know if the Crown Prince has planted any spies. I only know that the Crown Prince sent the messenger, the Azure Phoenix, this time!”

"My lords should know what it means to send a message using the Azure Phoenix Messenger, right?"

Upon hearing this, all the ministers in the court fell silent.

They certainly knew what the Azure Phoenix Messenger meant!

This means the most important military intelligence in the Great Jing!

It concerns the safety of the entire scenic area!

The Crown Prince would never use the Azure Phoenix messenger unless it was a matter of life and death!

If the Crown Prince dares to joke about this, he is absolutely courting death!

Therefore, in the Left Chancellor's view, this military intelligence was definitely genuine, but whether the Kushan Empire could actually gather an army of 500,000 was indeed debatable.

Five hundred thousand barbarian cavalry! That number is absolutely terrifying!

It's quite normal for border garrisons to deliberately overstate the number of troops they have to gain support from the imperial court.

But since Wu Ce dared to mention the number 500,000, the number of barbarian cavalry that marched south this time must be at least 300,000!

Three hundred thousand is already an outrageous number!

After all, people's livelihoods are deteriorating, populations are dwindling, and military numbers are declining sharply in many countries!

After the Left Chancellor finished speaking, a young man in a python robe who had been silent all along suddenly stepped forward: "Your Majesty! Your subject is willing to lead troops to the Cliff City!"

This young man in the python robe was none other than Wu Quan, the fifth prince of the Great Jing Dynasty.

No sooner had the Fifth Prince finished speaking than another young man beside him said with a playful look, "Second Brother, I know you're eager to make a name for yourself, but this can't be rushed. We don't even know the specifics yet. How are you going to get to Juebi City? How many men are you taking? You want to lead troops to the Northwest now? Are you really going to provide support?"

This is how the struggle for the throne among the nine princes works: once a prince emerges, another prince will immediately challenge him.

The one arguing is none other than the Eighth Prince, Wu Jue!

Even though the battle at Cliff City was already raging, it was unavoidable, let alone now that the war hadn't even started yet!

If the Fifth Prince leads troops to the Cliff City and accumulates military merits in the battle, he will have a great advantage in the struggle for the throne among the Nine Princes!

This advantage certainly cannot be enjoyed by the eldest prince alone!

Upon hearing the words of the Eighth Prince Wu Jue, the Fifth Prince Wu Quan coldly snorted, "Eighth Brother, what are you saying? If Eldest Brother can defend against foreign enemies in Juebi City, why can't I? Or do you think I have ulterior motives for leading troops? If so, what are they? I would like to ask Eighth Brother to enlighten me!"

Just as Lao Ba Wu Jue was about to say something, Ji Wu Xin interrupted their argument, saying, "Enough!"

Once the Empress spoke, the two brothers naturally dared not continue arguing.

The court fell silent!

"Whether the Kushan Empire truly intends to do so is something I will naturally have someone investigate. What you should be concerned about now is how our dynasty should respond if the Kushan people march south!"

Seeing that Ji Wuxin had said that, everyone wisely shut their mouths!

However, only they themselves probably know what they are really thinking!