The letter sent by Wen Jinhe to Li Junche was finally delivered to him on February 19th.
The further he looked back, the more serious Li Junche's expression became. Gunpowder that could split mountains and open roads?
From the words in the letter, it is not difficult to see the excitement of my princess.
Li Junche walked around the study room three times and calmed himself down. This matter must be kept secret.
After reading the entire letter, Li Junche told Li Jingxing the news about Snow Country in the letter during the morning court session the next day.
After hearing that those three people were not ordinary businessmen, and that all the people escorting the anthracite coal were killed and fed to wolves by Usakana, Li Yuheng's expression suddenly became very scary.
The emperor looked at Li Yuheng, who was standing below with his head lowered and unable to see his expression. Thinking of the request made by the other party two days ago, he spoke in the court hall: "King Heng is going to the Snow Country. Ningyuan General Wan Weixin will lead his troops to Yuebei City to garrison from now on. The western suburbs camp dispatched 20,000 soldiers and horses to go with it."
Wei Ming and Wan Weixin stepped forward to receive the order.
The next day, when Li Yuheng left, Li Junche and Prime Minister Mu stood on the city wall to watch him off.
"Your Majesty, if you are angry, can you bring me back from Nancheng?" Prime Minister Mu asked, looking at Li Junche.
Last year, when Princess Che was forced to leave the capital for Nancheng, he also stood here to see his son off.
Li Junche thought about Wen Jinhe's arrangements for Mu Mingqian in the letter. Naturally, he couldn't tell him now that Mu Mingqian had sneaked into the Snow Country, otherwise he would be worried all day long and unable to sleep.
"Your Majesty is now the right-hand man of the Princess. All affairs in Nancheng are inseparable from him. After the Princess's plan in Nancheng is fully implemented, let him be the prefect for two more years. After I ascend the throne, Bring him back and join the cabinet first.”
Prime Minister Mu hesitated to speak. With him here, it would not be a matter of time for his son to join the cabinet.
Thinking of the letter Mu Mingqian wrote to him, "Your Majesty, after all, Nancheng is located in a remote location and the land conditions are not fertile. There is no need for the princess to spend time on things other than building a cross-river dam."
Building city walls, building roads, and building houses all cost a lot of money.
Just completing the construction of the cross-river dam is already a major achievement.
However, he hadn't received a letter from Mu Mingqian for nearly a month. Maybe he was too busy and forgot about it.
Li Junche said disapprovingly: "Since the founding of the People's Republic of China for thousands of years, the people of the thirteen cities in the north have been living in dire straits, and Nancheng is the fiefdom of the princess. It is a state matter to be able to solve the people's plight of not having enough to eat at once. "
Li Yuheng deliberately slowed down along the way.
He thought to himself that it would be best for the Snow Country to send troops to fight before they reached the Snowfield Glacier, so that he would not have to be trapped in the enemy camp.
The generals guarding the three cities of Min, Shang and Zi on the border between Beidi Kingdom and Linyue Kingdom sent people to the border every day to investigate the movements of the troops stationed on the border of Linyue Kingdom.
As soon as there is any disturbance, prepare for war immediately and send news to the capital.
The two sides were in a state of confrontation, and no one dared to relax.
"Your Majesty, there is news from the harem that Concubine Wei is about to give birth." The eunuch in the chamber hurried to the imperial study to report to the emperor.
Li Jingxing immediately put down the unreviewed memorial in his hand and walked to the harem.
The queen and the concubines with high rankings in the harem had been waiting outside the palace early. When they saw the emperor coming, they quickly knelt down to say hello.
Concubine Wei's painful screams and the midwife's comforting and urging words could be heard outside the house.
The imperial physician, who was sitting on his knees outside the curtain, was sweating and waiting, fearing what would happen to the child in Concubine Wei's belly during the delivery.
An hour and a half later, the baby was still not born, but Concubine Wei had lost her strength.
The imperial doctor quickly asked the midwife to give Concubine Wei some oxytocin and ginseng soup.
The Queen, who was sitting outside, was holding the armrest of the yellow flower chair with her right hand, almost breaking it.
It would be best to be born stillborn. After suffering so many shocks during pregnancy, it should be of some use.
Or Concubine Wei simply died in childbirth, leaving the mother and keeping the child. She couldn't raise the child however she wanted.
There were so many concubines gathered in the yard, but none of them were sincere.
I am afraid that only Emperor Li Jingxing is really worried about the child in Concubine Wei's belly.
After another hour, the baby's cry finally came from the house.
The midwife came out happily and knelt in front of Li Jingxing, "Your Majesty is very happy. Concubine Wei has given birth to a little prince. Mother and son are safe."
The queen was so shocked that she stood up and almost fell down, but luckily she was supported by the maid on the side.
Li Jingxing was overjoyed and said happily: "Reward, great reward."
He couldn't wait to go in and see the child.
After learning that there was another prince in the palace, the government and the public were somewhat shocked.
However, most people believe that it is impossible for this prince to compete for the throne.
After all, he was just born. The current emperor is already sixty years old and his health is not very good. He cannot wait for the Western Prince to grow up.
It was already March 20 when Wen Jinhe received the news that Li Yuheng was sent as an envoy to the Snow Kingdom and that General Ning Yuan led troops to garrison Yuebei City. Calculating the time, Li Yuheng and the others should have arrived.
The reality is that they haven't arrived yet.
Because Li Yuheng deliberately slowed down, they finally arrived at Yuebei City on March 29th.
Wan Weixin quickly took over the original garrison of Yuebei City.
Then Li Yuheng rested for a few days in Yuebei City on the grounds that he was ill after a long journey. When he arrived in the capital, he received a letter from the emperor asking about the situation, so he had no choice but to set off for the snowfield glacier.
Because he was on a mission, he couldn't bring too many people with him, so he only took with him three hundred elite guards, all of whom were the most powerful ones selected from tens of thousands of people.
After Mu Mingqian finally figured out the situation in Guse City, the capital of the Snow Country, he immediately headed back home. He didn't want to stay in this damn place for more than a day.
I was afraid of everything all day long, for fear of losing my life.
When the hot air balloon flew over the snow-capped mountains, it happened to see a series of black shadows in the snow below.
Because the height was too high, I couldn't see the faces clearly. I could only guess that they were a small group of people.
They left the snowfield glacier and were about to go to Yuebei City to rest for a day, eat full stomachs, and replenish dry food.
Mu Mingqian keenly discovered that the military flags on the walls of Yuebei City had been changed, and more defenders were patrolling.
So he did not deliberately expose his identity. After entering Yuebei City, he inquired around and found out that the imperial court ordered General Ning Yuan to lead troops to garrison here. Wan Weixin had 20,000 soldiers and horses plus two troops transferred from the western suburbs camp. Ten thousand, a total of ten thousand soldiers.
King Heng was on an envoy to the Snow Country and had just set out from Yuebei City a few days ago. Presumably the group of people they saw outside the snow mountain must be King Heng and his friends.
Mu Mingqian didn't plan to rest in Yuebei City for a long time. He left with his people immediately after dawn the next day and set off for Nancheng.
Since King Heng was sent as an envoy to the Snow Country, it meant that the imperial court was not aware of their successful infiltration into the Snow Country.
Princess Che didn't tell the court, so they couldn't be discovered by Wan Weixin here.
