Chapter 1074: Going Out with Great Fanfare
For the next two days, everything was done in secret.
Two days later, early in the morning.
Outside the East City Gate, battle flags fluttered, and the 150,000-strong army stretched across the land, like a dragon with its head but no tail.
Ning Chen was going to lead his army to war.
Of course, his leading the army to war was fake, just a show for the spies in the dark.
When the army set up camp and rested, he would leave and return to the capital... At night, he would lead the Ning'an Army and head straight to the southern border.
Emperor Xuan and Emperor An led the civil and military officials out of the city to see him off.
Emperor Xuan was reluctant to leave, "You little brat, you must be well, don't forget what you promised me."
Ning Chen nodded, "Don't worry, father, I won't forget, you take care of yourself, wait for me to come back!"
Emperor An was curious, "What did you promise father? Are you hiding something from me?"
Ning Chen leaned close to her ear and whispered, "I promised father that I would get you pregnant after this triumphant return."
Emperor An's face flushed, and he glared at Ning Chen unhappily. This bad guy said it too vulgarly... Fortunately, no one heard it.
Ning Chen smiled and his eyes fell on Eunuch Quan, "Old Quan, take good care of father and yourself when I'm not around... Our good days are still to come."
Eunuch Quan smiled, "With the words of the prince, our family has hope for the future.
Don't worry, prince, our family will take good care of the emperor.
The battlefield is dangerous, and the prince must take care of himself."
Ning Chen nodded, then looked at Li Hanru and others.
Li Hanru bowed and said, "Your Highness, take care. I wish you a triumphant return!"
Ning Chen smiled and hummed, then stared at Li Zhixing who was hiding behind Ji Mingchen.
"Lord Li, don't you want to see me?"
Li Zhixing came out from behind Ji Mingchen with an embarrassed face, and said ashamedly: "I am ashamed of you, Your Highness. I really don't have the face to see you."
The prisoner hiding in the Ministry of Justice was easily rescued. How could he have the face to see Ning Chen.
During the time when Ning Chen returned to Beijing, Li Hanru, Ji Mingchen and others had visited him and had a drink together.
Only Li Zhixing didn't go, not because of insufficient affection, but because he really didn't have the face to see Ning Chen.
Ning Chen smiled and said, "Lord Li, you are not as good as Geng Ziyi in this regard... Look at him, he lost his life, but he didn't blush and his heart was not beating, and he still had the face to come to my house to drink and eat."
Geng Jing silently covered his face, his old face flushed.
He silently swore in his heart that he must reorganize the Supervisory Department.
Damn Emperor De.
When Emperor De was in power, he knew that he could not completely control the Supervisory Department, so he persecuted a group of capable people and inserted a lot of useless people.
Although he has been trying to clean up the people left by Emperor De, those capable people can't come back.
This has led to the fact that the Supervisory Department is not only short of staff, but also has uneven personal abilities and is not as capable as before.
Ning Chen's eyes fell on the censors again, and he said sarcastically: "I heard that some experts have been bored recently and suggested that Your Majesty take a servant.
The suggestion is very good, but don't suggest it next time... Because this king is very unhappy, the consequences are very serious, and people will die."
After Ning Chen finished speaking, he ignored the censors and leaned over and said: "Father, Your Majesty, I should leave!"
Everyone urged Ning Chen to take care of himself.
Ning Chen got on the horse and said in a deep voice: "My son, follow me to set off, trample Xiangzhou, and recover the mountains and rivers."
Emperor An said in a deep voice: "The war drums sounded, and I wish my brave and warlike soldiers of Daxuan a triumphant return!"
Dong Dong Dong! ! !
The drums of war were beating, resounding through the sky.
The battle flags were waving, and the 150,000-man army was marching towards the eastern border amid the sound of drums that resounded through the sky.
In the army, Ning Chen and Pan Yucheng rode together.
Ning Chen took out a map and gave it to Pan Yucheng, "This is the marching map. Where to set up camp along the way? Where to rest? Where to keep the troops still? I have marked them all for you."
Pan Yucheng took the marching map and kept it close to his body.
Ning Chen said, "Old Pan, you will pass through a place called Fenglin Gorge on the way... Do you remember Huxiao Gorge?"
Pan Yucheng nodded.
"The terrain of Fenglin Gorge is similar to that of Huxiao Gorge, but there is one difference, that is, the mountains on both sides of Fenglin Gorge cannot hide people because of the terrain.
So, don't be afraid of rolling stones and logs... But Fenglin Gorge is relatively narrow, and the army passes slowly. You should send more scouts to check. I am worried that the enemy will take advantage of the army passing through Fenglin Gorge to launch a surprise attack.
Of course, their number will not be too large, and they must be cavalry. Their target is naturally food and grass... So, we must protect the food and grass."
Pan Yucheng nodded.
Ning Chen reminded Pan Yucheng of the most likely situation in every detail.
Finally, it was confirmed that there was no problem. When the army rested, Ning Chen inspected the military camp with great fanfare... Then, he returned to the tent, changed into scout's clothes, left the army, and sneaked back to the capital.
It was almost dark when he returned to the capital.
This day made him tired.
Ning'an Army was already ready to go outside the South City Gate.
Ning Chen did not rest for a moment, leading the Ning'an Army, taking advantage of the cover of night, and heading straight to the southern border.
Half a month passed in a flash.
Ning Chen finally received a reply from Jin Dongxing.
Jin Dongxing agreed to his request and asked them to enter from Gaotian City and then go straight to Wangyue City. He would wait for Ning Chen in Wangyue City.
In the tent, Ning Chen finished reading the secret letter in his hand, moved the letter to the oil lamp next to him and burned it to ashes.
Yuan Long and others looked at Ning Chen nervously.
"Prince, how is it?"
Ning Chen nodded slightly, "Jin Dongxing agreed!"
Yuan Long and others were excited.
"Great, as long as Gao Liguo is willing to lend us the road, this time we must teach Nanyue a lesson they will never forget."
Ning Chen smiled and said, "Jin Dongxing is not helping us for free, he has conditions."
Feng Qizhen asked, "What conditions?"
Ning Chen said, "If he helps us this time, if Gao Liguo is in trouble next time, Daxuan must lend a hand.
This condition is not excessive...Xiao Xixi, write him a letter and say that the king agrees."
Xiao Yanxi nodded and said with a smile, "This Jin Dongxing is a smart man who knows the times."
Ning Chen smiled silently.
Kang Luo dog is hiding in Xiangzhou waiting to trick him. If he knows that the rear area has been lost, what expression will he have?
.......
Xiangzhou.
This place seems to have problems with the water and soil, and it is easy to have traitors.
It used to be King Rui.
Now Zhang Tianlun and Zong Sibai are entrenched here.
City Lord's Mansion, Jinluan Palace
This Golden Palace was built when King Rui started a rebellion and proclaimed himself emperor.
The sound of stringed instruments was pleasant, and the dancers twisted their willow waists like water snakes, which was extremely seductive.
Zhang Tianlun, Zong Sibai, and Kang Luo were all there.
Today's singing and dancing banquet was to welcome someone... Kang Xiao.
Kang Xiao successfully escaped to Xiangzhou.
Kang Luo had little interest in the singing and dancing in front of him. He only had the most beautiful woman in Nanyue in his heart... If Zhang Tianlun hadn't saved Kang Xiao, he would have gotten up and left long ago.
He turned his head to look at Kang Xiao, but saw that the latter had a gloomy face.