boyutpedia Chapter 308 Follow suit
Chapter 308 Follow suit
"Here is the golden seal of King Ningyuan."
The sound of galloping horses approached, and Chu Mingxing dismounted quickly, walked up the stone steps, and held the golden seal high. For a moment, the sun broke through the dark clouds and sprinkled on the golden seal with infinite light.
Everyone shouted in unison: "Please ask Prince Ningyuan to return to the court and support the country."
The sound is like thunder.
In the main hall, Chu Mingzheng clenched his fists, placed them on his knees, and rubbed them back and forth. Lu Mingyang watched with a pang of pain, for she knew he was nervous.
It was not the tense and critical situation, nor the tense and chaotic court, but his hair that was different from others.
Although he never said it, she knew that he cared. Otherwise, he wouldn't have stayed out of the room and never shown himself to others for so many days.
She wanted to tell him that it was just hair, nothing serious, in her world, everyone shaved their heads every day. But she also knew that they were from this world, not that world.
That would only lead to deeper inferiority complex for him.
Proud people do not allow themselves to be imperfect.
"Your Highness, are you going out?" Lu Mingyang came over with a suit of armor, the same armor he had worn in battle.
Chu Mingzheng felt the long-lost touch and looked up in surprise.
"I asked Zheng Hao to get it. I'll put it on you."
The armor was placed on the coffee table, and Lu Mingyang pulled Chu Mingzheng up to put the armor on him. This was the first time she put armor on him, and the first time she saw him wearing it.
After putting on the armor, she gently stroked the armor on her chest and said dissatisfiedly, "Come down!"
Chu Mingzheng smiled and leaned forward, tears welling in his eyes.
His hair had grown out, black and shiny, but it was still too short and prickly to the touch. Lu Mingyang picked up the helmet and put it on him. The helmet just covered the hair that could not be pinned up, and she couldn't help but admire it.
"My Ah Zheng is so handsome."
Chu Mingzheng embraced Lu Mingyang in his arms, "Yangyang, I'm going to get you a phoenix crown worthy of an empress."
"I believe you."
Lu Mingyang pulled him out of the main hall and towards the mansion gate.
The gate of Chengyang Marquis Mansion slowly opened, and the deafening sound rang out again.
"Your Highness, please return to the court and support the country."
In an instant, civilians removed their turbans and soldiers took off their helmets. The endless, crowded bluestone road was filled with bald heads. They had all shaved their heads for Chu Mingzheng.
Lu Mingyang looked at the person beside him, covered his mouth and stopped crying.
What is worthwhile is what it should be like.
The ministers who had just rushed in from the court felt their hair was hot when they touched it. No one told them that Prince Ningyuan should be shaved when he returned to the court.
These rude people are really disrespectful and are called fence-sitters.
"Brother!" Chu Mingxing presented the golden seal.
Chu Mingzheng took the golden seal and said loudly, "The Xiongnu may be fierce tigers, but my Great Sheng is a mighty dragon, soaring through the clouds and mists, beyond the reach of earthly creatures. I, Chu Mingzheng, would like to express my gratitude to the elders and fellow villagers who have remained in the city. I promise you that this battle will be victorious."
"Your Highness is mighty, Your Highness is mighty." The people shouted in unison.
Chu Mingzheng looked at the soldiers and said, "Commanders, I have made a promise to the people in the city on your behalf. Can you keep it?"
"Da Sheng will win, Da Sheng will win." The soldiers shouted.
"Okay!" Chu Mingzheng ordered, "All soldiers, return to the camp immediately and prepare for battle."
After saying this, he signaled all the generals to enter the palace to discuss matters.
An old man with a white beard hurried forward and said shyly, "Your Highness, we are waiting..."
He said, pointing to the ministers.
Chu Mingzheng said, "My lords, please do what you need to do. Why, do you still want me to say something nice to comfort you?"
"Your Highness?" The white-bearded minister's face turned pale and he was nervous.
Chu Mingzheng glanced sideways. "The Xiongnu are invading, and the capital is in chaos. Will anyone take advantage of the situation to loot? Do we need to count the food and supplies? How will we prioritize these matters? You are all officials of Dasheng. Don't you know what you should do?"
"Yes, yes, yes, I'll go right away." The white-bearded minister nodded repeatedly and staggered away.
A map was hung in the main hall.
"The Xiongnu cavalry is now advancing southward. They may seem ferocious, but in reality, they rely solely on speed. If their movement is hindered, with no shelter in front and no reinforcements behind, they will undoubtedly be defeated. But I don't want them to just be defeated. I want them to never have the strength to fight Da Sheng again."
After Chu Mingzheng analyzed the situation of the war with the Huns to everyone, he looked at the map and began to give orders.
"If the soldiers on the western frontier of the Sheng Dynasty move, the Xiongnu will surely notice." Chu Mingzheng looked at Wei Luo, "I intend to send troops from Yunzhao to bypass the Xiongnu and attack their rear, cutting off their support and directly attacking the Xiongnu royal court. Then we can attack them from both sides."
Wei Luo said: "I am at your disposal, Your Highness."
Lu Mingze said, "Twenty thousand, thirty thousand at most. This is like removing the fuel from the fire. We need to be quick and travel light. Any more would be a burden."
"Very well!" Wei Luo said, "Captain Lu and I will immediately issue an imperial decree to lead our troops against the Xiongnu."
"Zizhou can't go, so Zizhao will." Chu Mingzheng explained, "Although Zizhou recently fought against the Xiongnu, it was on the border of Dasheng. Zizhao has been to the Xiongnu before and is familiar with the terrain and the customs of the Xiongnu tribes. He's the perfect fit."
Pei Mian touched his bald head and saluted: "I obey your orders!"
Wei Luo looked at his bald head, then at the bald heads in the room, and felt that he was somewhat out of place: "Should I shave my head before leaving?"
Chu Mingzheng looked at everyone angrily: "Hurry up and put it on, it's so ugly."
But there was clearly a smile in the corner of his eyes.
Pei Mian was pushed by the person behind him, and he bravely said: "Your Highness, I am about to leave, please let us see you." They all had their heads shaved, so they couldn't see Your Highness, thank goodness.
"You're itching!" Although it was a scolding, Chu Mingzheng still took off his helmet.
"I'll tell you, the back of your head is still the most beautiful."
Everyone laughed.
In the hall, the only three men who had not shaved their heads, Wei Luo, Chu Mingxing and Lu Mingze, subconsciously touched the back of their heads.
Lu Mingyang looked at his elder sister and smiled too.
"Alright, put them on quickly." Chu Mingzheng asked Pei Mian to temporarily hand the Yueqi Battalion's waist badge to Lu Mingze and head to the city wall. How to defend the capital city depends on Jin Yiluo's movements.
On the city wall, the wind sounded like a knife.
Chu Mingzheng had excellent eyesight. He saw someone on the top of a distant mountain and asked in confusion, "Who's up there?"
Lu Mingze looked over and vaguely felt that it looked like people, and there seemed to be quite a few of them. He asked curiously, "Who would be up there at this time?"
Chu Mingxing was suddenly startled and looked at the attendant behind him: "Where is the princess?"
The attendant panicked: "It seems that he didn't follow into the city."
Lu Mingze suddenly glanced sideways: "The princess is here?"
Thinking of his sister's temper, Chu Mingzheng had a bad feeling: "There are so many people up there, it can't be her, right?"
Chu Mingxing said anxiously, "Ever since the Marquis of Chengyang formed a female army, Ling'er also followed his example and formed a female army. There aren't many, but there are at least a hundred of them."
As he was speaking, the Hun cavalry appeared and disappeared in the distance.