Nanman is just a very small country in the southwest and further south.
But this time, the Southern Barbarians didn't know what their plan was. They almost mobilized the whole country to attack the south of Daqi.
For a long time, the Southern Barbarians have rarely appeared in the sight of other countries because they live in the dense forests on the southwest border.
The place was surrounded by obstacles and overgrown with poisonous insects. Except for the locals, it was almost impossible for outsiders to touch the southern barbarian border alive.
Therefore, Nanman has always been a very mysterious existence in the eyes of everyone.
This time, the southern barbarians suddenly launched their troops and caught the south of Qi by surprise. Emperor Qi was also worried about this matter.
Logically speaking, Da Qi was not afraid of a small country like the Nanman, but this time what troubled Emperor Qi was not the invasion of the Nanman, but matters at court.
There is no other reason. The generals in Da Qi's court now, excluding Xie Xun who is going to the fiefdom, can only use those few lieutenants.
Just when Emperor Qi wanted to send troops to the south, those generals unanimously gave up their duties.
Nie Lei's mother suffered a sudden illness and was bedridden. Nie Lei shied away from Emperor Qi's imperial edict requiring him to lead troops on an expedition on the grounds that he was ill.
His choice of reason was quite tricky.
Qi was a country of etiquette, and filial piety was the top priority among all virtues. The word "filial piety" made Emperor Qi speechless.
At this time, You Shao was still left by Xie Xun at the border gate of Da Qi to "assist" General Wang Jian in managing the border garrison. The distant water could not save the nearby fire, so Emperor Qi was the first to remove him from the list.
The reason given by Zhu Sha was more straightforward, and even Qin Rushuang had some differences after knowing it.
"What did you say? Zhu Sha's right leg is broken?"
Qin Rushuang looked at Xie Xun in shock, "He doesn't want to go on an expedition, but there's no need to do this..."
Xie Xun smiled and explained to her, "Zhu Sha's leg has an old disease. His right calf was broken once, and it was on the battlefield. The treatment was hasty at that time, and later the right leg grew back and the bones became crooked.
Already."
"His leg has been dragging, and the pain is unbearable on rainy days and winter. I have asked him to treat it a long time ago, but he didn't take it seriously. It happened that I visited a famous doctor this time and said that he could break the leg bone.
After that, the bone will be re-attached and it will be fine once the grown-in bones have grown straight."
Qin Rushuang nodded.
It turns out that she was really afraid that Zhu Sha would do something to hurt herself in order to avoid going to war.
Qin Rushuang silently counted the list of generals that Da Qi could use.
Emperor Qi has summoned two generals today, but both of them were rejected. You Shaoyuan is at the border, so I'm afraid it will be Zou Yuan's turn tomorrow...
"What did General Zou Yuan say? Did you think of any reason?"
Hearing this, Xie Xun had a headache.
"Zou Yuan's parents are in good health, and he is the only son in the family. After much deliberation, I can't think of any reason for him to refuse to fight."
Qin Rushuang also looked a little heavy, "If I really can't think of a way, I'm afraid I can only find a way to make a mistake first and demote his military position before..."
But before Qin Rushuang finished speaking, a soldier next to Xie Xun suddenly hurried over to report the news.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! It's not good! When we went to court today, General Zou Yuan was blocked in an alley and beaten!"
Qin Rushuang almost spit out the tea in her mouth.
Xie Xun waved his hand to let the soldier who sent the message go down first, then turned to look at Qin Rushuang helplessly, "He doesn't need us to worry about him, he has arranged it himself."
So on the second day in the court hall, everyone saw General Zou Yuan, who was wrapped up tightly, being helped up to the main hall.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty must make the decision for me!"
Zou Yuan almost cried, made trouble, and hanged himself in the main hall, and told Emperor Qi bitterly about his experience.
"When I was going to court, I was unexpectedly dragged into an alley. The gangsters were extremely vicious and there were so many of them, more than a dozen of them. I couldn't defeat him with just two fists, and I almost lost my life!"
"Your Majesty must make the decision for me. I wanted to ask Your Majesty to go to the south for the expedition... These people must be investigated carefully! Maybe they are spies from the Southern Barbarians? I was deliberately injured to prevent me from going on the expedition!"
Zou Yuan complained in pain, which made Emperor Qi frown, "Okay, okay, I will send someone to investigate the matter thoroughly. You can go back and take care of yourself first."
Emperor Qi glanced at Zou Yuan, who was tightly wrapped. The exposed area on his face was bruised and bruised. It looked like he had been severely beaten. He really couldn't express any blame.
At Da Qi's court, in addition to these people under Xie Xun, there were also various military attaches, but those military attaches had never been able to get ahead under Xie Xun's suppression before.
At this time, seeing that Xie Xun's lieutenants were unwilling to go to the southern barbarians, it was inevitable that some doubts arose in their hearts.
Could it be that this trip is extremely dangerous? There is no chance of returning alive if you go there?
People seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, so the military generals all shied away, saying that they were unable to bear the heavy responsibility.
Until now, Emperor Qi still couldn't tell that Xie Xun was forcing him to go out to conquer the Southern Barbarians in person!
This Xie Xun is really good!
He pointed out a fiefdom to him, and he forced him like a sharp knife!
What a courage!
Emperor Qi was furious, but he couldn't think of any good solution for the time being, so he had to withdraw from the court and discuss it tomorrow.
In the palace of Prince Huai.
Qin Rushuang has been waiting for Xie Xun to go to court.
After Xie Xun went to court, he made it clear to Qin Rushuang everything that happened in the court today.
"It's almost as I expected. It's impossible for my father to relent so quickly and let you lead the troops. If nothing else, who knows when this battle will end, and by then you will have the military power in your hands. He will
Even if I force you to go to the fiefdom, you must also weigh the military power in your hands."
Seeing Qin Rushuang's determined look, Xie Xun couldn't help but ask, "Do you have any backup plans?"
Qin Rushuang smiled, her eyes full of confidence.
"Of course there are backup plans. Then you just need to wait in the palace for your father to let you lead the troops to go on an expedition."
"Don't forget, we still have a good opponent."
Therefore, Xie Yang, who was originally angry at the Mansion due to the sudden incident in Nanman, suddenly got news.
"Is your news really accurate?! The person leading the troops on the Nanman side... is actually the doctor who was around Qin Rushuang before, the one named Mu Duo?!"
