The stern look in Li Junche's eyes was as sharp as a blade, "If anyone dares to touch him, he will step over the body of my son first."
The emperor was startled, "There is no one in the court who is more suitable than your princess for building the cross-river dam."
Li Junche twitched the corner of his mouth, with a face full of ridicule, "There are thousands of officials in the court, but my father can't choose any useful one."
King Che didn't talk much in the past, and the emperor didn't think his words were unpleasant, but now they all feel harsh. "In terms of prestige among the thirteen cities in the north, I'm afraid even I can't compare to her."
"Can father guarantee that this will be the last time?"
The emperor narrowed his eyes, "I can only guarantee that this will be my last time on the throne."
Li Junche's eyes were filled with deep meaning, "I heard that the governor of Nancheng has been in office for three years and will be transferred soon. On behalf of the princess, I requested an order to transfer Mu Mingqian, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, to the post of governor of Nancheng."
The emperor almost choked to death on his tea, "Mu Mingqian is the son of Prime Minister Mu. Do you want me to transfer him to a remote place like Nancheng to be a small prefect?"
Li Junche looked serious, "Nancheng is Jinhe's fiefdom. She has no capable people under her command. Mu Mingqian is just the right person."
"Aren't you afraid that Prime Minister Mu will hate you?" The emperor was furious at Li Junche's indifference in protecting his shortcomings.
"The Prime Minister is devoted to the country, and the north is lacking talents like Mu Mingqian. He can't ask for it." Mu Mingqian is Prime Minister Mu's only son. With such a weakness in Wen Jinhe's hands, he is not afraid of him making small moves in the future.
The emperor took a deep breath helplessly, "Since you insist on doing this, I will issue an order now."
Li Junche continued: "Jinhe's trip to Nancheng this time may attract too much attention. To protect her safety, I request that Jinhe go with three thousand troops."
"Pa." Li Jingxing slapped his right hand heavily on the table, and the eunuch standing next to him was so frightened that he trembled all over.
"Nancheng is not close to the border, so it is almost impossible for a war to break out. With three thousand soldiers and horses in charge, do you think she is going to fight?"
Li Junche saluted forward with both hands, "Although there will be no war, there will be no accidents on the road. If the father does not agree, I will ask to go with the princess."
"Three thousand is too much, at most one thousand, it is enough to deal with the riots of some bandits." Li Jingxing's chest felt tight, and the more he looked at Li Junche, the more disgusted he became.
"Thank you, Father. I request that these thousand people be chosen from the camp in the eastern suburbs." Since Wen Jinhe's departure to Nancheng cannot be changed, we must make complete preparations to prevent dangers and accidents.
"Whatever you want, you don't feel comfortable using soldiers under other people's hands."
Having achieved his goal, Li Junche quickly left the Imperial Study Room and was about to set off the day after tomorrow. There was not much time left.
Mu Mingqian was confused when he received the imperial edict. He was staying well in the Hanlin Academy, so how could he be suddenly transferred to Nancheng?
Prime Minister Mu stared at the imperial edict and bent down, "Son, it's dad who has dragged you down."
"Father, what do you mean?" Mu Mingqian quickly supported him.
"Since ancient times, the emperor has been held hostage to command the princes. Princess Che wants to control you so that she can control you as a father."
Song Zhiyuan, the Minister of Justice, and Fei Yi, the Minister of Works, are packing their bags at home at the moment. Considering the poor conditions in Nancheng, they are not planning to bring their families with them this time.
Wen Jinhe asked Li Junche several times if he was back, and Zhao Bi shook his head.
It was only after dark that Li Junche came back from the eastern suburbs camp and said, "I have picked a thousand soldiers and horses for you to go to Nancheng together."
Wen Jinhe felt relieved. She thought the other party was so angry that he didn't want to talk to her anymore, "Okay."
Li Junche hugged Wen Jinhe with a tired look, "The two captains leading the army will be here tomorrow. You can meet and get familiar with them first."
Wen Jinhe hugged Li Junche's waist, hid in his arms and nodded, "Yes."
The next day, when Lu Qi and Lu Jue came to the door, the front hall of the palace was filled with shopkeepers from various shops.
"Zhao Bi, are all these people going to Nancheng with the princess?" Lu Qi and Lu Jue are two brothers. Although Zhao Bi is not in the military camp, they have met twice.
He Shi and the others didn't know each other at all.
Zhao Bi shook his head, "Those are the shopkeepers of the shops under the princess's name. Aren't we going to Nancheng tomorrow? The princess has something to explain, so I called them all here at once today."
Lu Qi looked up at the people in the front hall, "The princess is really rich."
"Nonsense, if you had no money, how could your life in the military camp be so easy? You two have a telescope. You really don't need money. The palace doesn't know that it subsidizes the money."
Man Qiu stayed in the capital to handle affairs, and she stood aside with her pen bowed and never stopped writing in her hand.
Li Junche sat next to Wen Jinhe and listened. Although he was not good at it, he still had some ideas.
Lu Qi and Lu Jue had lunch at Prince Che's Mansion because the meeting had been going on all morning and was not over yet.
After half the time, everyone left one after another.
Lu Qi and Lu Jue quickly straightened their clothes and walked in, "My subordinates pay their respects to the prince and princess."
Wen Jinhe's voice was a little smokey as he spoke, and seeing that the two of them looked similar, he asked, "Are they brothers?"
Li Junche nodded, "They are twins. One of them is good at long-range attack, and the other is good at close combat."
Wen Jinhe looked at the two of them, and they seemed to be quite old. He leaned close to Li Junche's ear and whispered, "Isn't there anyone younger in your military camp?"
Li Junche's face had been filled with worry since yesterday, and now his face suddenly darkened, "Why do you want to be young? When you recruited the guards, you also wanted to be handsome. Having me is not enough. You also want Hongxing to come out?" wall?"
Wen Jinhe quickly shook his head, "Wouldn't it make you feel better if you watch something eye-catching? I'm just asking, why do you care so much?"
Li Junche held Wen Jinhe's hand and tightened, "They are less than thirty, very young."
Wen Jinhe looked closer and saw that he looked older.
When Princess Qinbao heard that Wen Jinhe was going to Nancheng, she immediately ran to the imperial study and told the emperor that she wanted to go with her.
"Princess Che has serious business. I don't have time to accompany you on sightseeing tours. You are not allowed to go anywhere in the imperial city." The emperor refused without even thinking.
Princess Qinbao shook her head in disbelief, grabbed Li Jingxing's arm and shook it, "Father, I will only go there for a while anyway. I have never left the capital since I was a child. The Beidi Kingdom is so vast, and as a princess, I don't have all the Go and see it, can you bear the thought of me being bored to death in the palace?"
"Prince Che has asked for a thousand soldiers to protect Princess Che. If you are added to the order, it will mean that he will have to bring 2,000 soldiers. I won't allow it."
Princess Qinbao begged for an hour in the imperial study, but the emperor did not let go.
In desperation, she went to find Wen Jinhe.
As a result, the other party did not agree with her going.
"The mountains in Nancheng are high and the roads are far away. I still want to settle the matter and come back as soon as possible. You can stay in the palace and my second sister-in-law will bring you local specialties when she comes back."
Princess Qinbao will not act as a spy for King Heng, but she is not one of her own. There are some things that she cannot know, and it will be inconvenient to do things with her.
