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After spending forty-five days, without stopping, and without stopping, without stopping at all, and without stopping for a long night, he went from the road to the water, then from the water back to the road, avoiding a few dangerous places and dividing up the food into three batches. The food that Xu Yanlin had escorted finally reunited in the Western Regions and counties, and then entered Yanmen Pass.

Along with this batch of food, were Shen Jingli's letters and clothes to protect against the cold.

The King Jing was the marshal of this battle and also the overseer. He only said that victory was not allowed in this battle, whether it was for Mu Chen or him.

Ever since the incident that happened back then, he had been tied up with the King Jing, and Mu Chen had no intentions of taking any contribution from the dragon. If it wasn't for the old man, for his family, he had no intentions of becoming an official. However, he knew that he had no other choice, he only had one.

When he arrived, some of the soldiers cheered, some remained unmoved, and there were even some who spoke coldly, unrestrained.

When Mu Chen decided to return, he was already mentally prepared. In the imperial court, everything was changed, and so was the army. Whenever the imperial court sent people to have a cup of tea, anything could happen, and he did not dare hold any hope.

When Soong Wei was in office, he had adjusted the positions of the various groups, many of them being transferred to other military camps. Not only that, there were also many old generals who had followed Grandfather and were disarmed and returned to the fields, and the soldiers and defenses had been greatly adjusted as well. It was no wonder that when the Great Qi Army team arrived, they were defeated like a mountain, and in less than a month, they were defeated and brought down six cities.

The White Tiger Army that they had brought over from the southwest was a well-trained army, and the forty thousand soldiers that they brought over from the capital were also the best soldiers that they had trained normally. Otherwise, when the Great Qi Army Army attacked again, they might lose again because there was no one left to use them.

After discussing with the King Jing, Mu Chen made a new adjustment to the military defenses, and then arranged the original team again, forming a new team.

He trained and ruled the army strictly, with strict discipline, clear rewards and punishments, carefully trained with good weapons. Most importantly, he camped with the soldiers, lived together in tents, ate together, and had no complaints.

At night, he and Cold Wind took aim at the previous battles and analyzed the characteristics of Great Qi's marching formation. They also analyzed the situation of their armies and their territories. In the beginning of April, they completely defeated the Great Qi Army's troops and took back their prefecture.

However, a problem suddenly arose, because time was of the essence, the food that was slightly later than them did not arrive in time, and they only had enough food to sustain them for five days. Great Qi seemed to have predicted this, and after retreating, they stationed themselves not too far away, waiting for them to annihilate themselves.

The food sent by the imperial government seemed to have disappeared without a trace. The official escorting the food also did not send a letter over.

The food that Xu Yanlin had delivered over solved this problem, and the clothes and medicinal bag that he brought over made the warriors feel extremely happy. The medicinal bag was light and light, and it was tied to the waist, so it would not hinder their movements, but inside it was a small bottle of strong wine, a bag of Gold Sore Medicine, and a roll of gauze, a life-saving medicine.

Although they were hot-blooded and served their country, who wouldn't want to live for a few more years? Even if it was for the sake of my mother, my wife, and my children, they had to do their best to survive. The arrival of this medical bag gave them hope.

"Well done." The King Jing patted Xu Yanlin's shoulder. He was secretly shocked in his heart that was able to gather so much food so quickly, especially the medicinal bag. The medicinal bag was even harder to gather than the food, but he was still able to raise a hundred thousand medicinal bags.

Yan Chenglee's eyes lit up, and his thoughts started to wander.

"Don't even think about it, I'm not a god. There's no way I can do anything." Seeing through his thoughts, Xu Yanlin quickly interrupted his thoughts.

What a joke, if he exposed Shen Jingli and made Shen Jingli into the King Jing's purse, Mu Chen would definitely kill him.

Yan Chenglee laughed, and did not refute him. In his heart, Mu Chen and Xu Yanlin were his people, he was the best, they were the best, no matter how hard he gathered the food, no matter whose hands these medicinal ingredients came from, they would all be used by him in the end.

Shen Jingli wrote a very long letter to Mu Chen, detailing in detail what happened every day after he left. What the four children did every day, the changes that Mu Jin had done, even the changes in the weather, all needed to be explained, so that he did not have to worry about the family loan.

Along with the letter came the clothes he had prepared and some special dishes.

Inside were Dong Yi, Chun Yi, Xia Yi, a few pairs of shoes, Shen Jingli's jerky, and a stack of silver notes.

"This brother-in-law really cares about you. He's prepared everything for you." Yan Chenglee looked at the contents of the bundle, and said with a sour tone.

At the very least, the Royal Family wouldn't allow a relationship as pure and ordinary as Mu Chen and Shen Jingli's. Although Crown Princess Jing and him had a good relationship, this marriage was built on the mutual benefit of the family.

Mu Chen snickered, put away his backpack, and then said seriously: "The issue of the rations can be considered as temporarily resolved. We have to take this opportunity to completely expel the Great Qi Army team out of the borders of the Great Yan Empire."

"Then we'll use the military map in their hands." Yan Chenglee thought for a moment, then said.

The cold wind immediately took out the military deployment map from before and laid it on the table, indicating the main points of the previous military deployment. This was their current defensive position, and it had already been occupied by the enemy.

After careful analysis and a rational march to set up the formation, they were once again defeated by the Great Qi Army team at the end of April. At the beginning of May, the General Zheng started a rebellion in the southern Qin Province.

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The General Zheng's rebellion was like a heavy blow to the head, causing the emperor, who had just recovered, to fall ill once more. The war was imminent, and General Zhao, who had stayed in the capital, was ordered to suppress the rebel army.2

Second Prince Mansion

When the Second Crown Princess received the news, he immediately rushed to Yan Chengqi's courtyard. Before she even entered the main house, he heard the sound of something being thrown inside.

He hurriedly entered, but almost bumped into the servant who ran out. Cheng De and the servant covered their bleeding heads and was about to go find a doctor to apply the medicine, but he did not expect that he would almost bump into Second Crown Princess, and immediately kneel down and beg for forgiveness.

"You're bleeding." Cheng De He had been following Yan Chengqi since they entered the palace, and was the person Yan Chengqi trusted the most. After Yan Chengqi left the palace, he had always been by Cheng De He's side helping him with his butler's work, but now that he beat Cheng De He up like this, it could be seen how angry he was.

Cheng De He lowered his hand and looked, and felt a little dizzy. He explained the situation to Second Crown Princess, apologized to her, and then left.

Seeing him leave, the Second Crown Princess frowned and quickly went in. Only then did he see the mess on the floor, the broken pieces of the teapot and the overturned tea table.

She greeted Yan Chengqi, but Yan Chengqi turned a deaf ear to her, and only focused on throwing a tantrum.

"Your Highness, Your Highness …" She called out softly.

Yan Chengqi still turned a deaf ear and threw a vase on the ground. Second Crown Princess frowned in displeasure and raised his voice: "Your Highness, what are you doing?"

Yan Chengqi still did not hear her voice. This time, he grabbed the paperweight on the desk, and Second Crown Princess blocked him.

"What do you want to do? What's the use of losing your temper? If you want to kill everyone in the house, get them to drag you out and beat the crap out of you. " She grabbed the paperweight and placed it on the table. Then, she turned around and said to the servants kneeling on the ground, "All of you can leave first. When this Concubine calls for you, come in and clean up."

The servants who were kneeling on the ground quickly kowtowed to express their gratitude, then they scrambled to leave.

"Mufei is sick, let's go to the palace to see her." Second Crown Princess looked around at the room that he could not find a place to stop and furrowed his brows again. He found a relatively clean chair and sat down, "The news of the rebellion of the southern armies has probably reached mufei already." It wasn't an estimate, but a confirmation. She was probably angry because of this news.

"Mufei is sick?" Yan Chengqi obviously did not know about this. He widened his eyes in shock and sat down on the side.

"His Majesty's been so anxious that he's fallen ill. How could mufei not know?" Second Crown Princess sneered. As soon as news of General Zheng's rebellion reached the capital, the imperial government was thrown into chaos, so much so that they did not even manage to apply for military supplies in the northwest.

Thinking about this, Second Crown Princess started to ponder again. She kept having the feeling that there was some kind of strange connection between the two matters, as if someone intentionally did not want the imperial government to provide military supplies to the Northwest, thus creating this internal strife.

"Did you get in touch with your uncle?" Faintly uneasy, Second Crown Princess reached for the teacup on the table, only to find that it was empty.

"Nope." If he could get in touch with them, he wouldn't be so confused about what was going on in the south.

He knew in his heart that Yan Chengqi definitely did not contact the General Zheng, but he still held onto a sliver of hope, hoping that the General Zheng would still stand on their side.

"Since that's the case, it would be best to send people to the south to find out more information. See if it's harmful to us? " He didn't even bother calling her uncle and immediately drew a clear line between them.

Yan Chengqi thought about it, and felt that what she said was reasonable. The matter of General Zheng rebelling, to him, was simply unforeseen. He could not understand, why would General Zheng rebel at a time like this? Did he still want to take advantage of the war in the Northwest to subdue the levy of troops in the country and force his troops into the capital, forcing the palace to usurp the throne?

"Go back and pack your things. Together with this prince, you will enter the palace to visit mufei." I'll drop by his dear cousin and see if she knows anything about it.

"I'll go prepare it now." Second Crown Princess stood up, called for the maidservant s at the door to come in and clean up, and then returned to her Hibiscus Courtyard.

He let the aunt in charge by his side go to his private room and take out some precious herbs, then took out a Soft Mist from the big warehouse before following Yan Chengqi into the palace.

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