Shangguan Wan Ning turned around and saw Mu Jingrui walking towards them.
"Brother, I leave it to you." Mu Jingyan ran away wisely.
Mu Jingrui saw Shangguan Wan Ning's hands were red from the cold, so he took off his cloak and wrapped it around her body, holding her hands to keep her warm.
"Why do you suddenly want to learn self-defense? I wanted to teach you when you were a kid, but you refused to learn it."
A gust of cold wind blew, and Shangguan Wanning subconsciously leaned into Mu Jingrui's arms.
"I've never experienced danger before, so I never thought it was important to practice martial arts. But what happened last time..."
"Learning martial arts is hard, not to mention that if you just learn it now, I'm afraid it's too late." Mu Jingrui led Shangguan Wanning into the house, "Don't worry, something like that... won't happen again."
Shangguan Wan Ning raised her head and looked at Mu Jingrui secretly.
The memories of this life and the previous life were intertwined, making it difficult for her to tell which one was the most real Mu Jingrui.
Perhaps, as long as his life continues as smoothly as it does now, he will not become the cruel and murderous, ruthless King of Zhennan.
"What are you thinking about?" Mu Jingrui noticed that Shangguan Wan Ning's mind was wandering.
Shangguan Wan Ning came back to her senses. "It's nothing. Actually, I want to..."
"General Mu, Lord Liao, the Minister of War, is here."
The soldier's report interrupted the conversation between the two.
"What are you thinking about?" Mu Jingrui asked softly.
"It's not a big deal, just go and deal with the business first."
"Okay, don't run around, you know?"
After Mu Jingrui gave the instructions, he took the soldiers to the study.
"General Mu, you are well." Mr. Liao was sitting in the study drinking tea. When he saw Mu Jingrui coming in, he stood up and said hello.
The two had met several times in the capital, and Mu Jingrui also bowed his hand. "Master Liao, please take a seat."
"Oh, I really didn't expect this place to be so cold." Mr. Liao took a few sips of the hot tea in his hand, "General Mu was able to win this battle in such a harsh environment with no casualties. It's really impressive.
It’s rare, rare.”
"Master Liao rushed over from the capital so quickly?" Mu Jingrui felt a little strange.
Mr. Liao put down the cup and explained: "I happened to be in the northwest to help the emperor with some things. I was about to return to Beijing when I received a letter from Mr. Shangshu, asking me to come to the border to convey some instructions to General Mu."
The war at the border was originally under the control of the Ministry of War. Mu Jingrui didn't find it strange and asked, "What orders does Master Shangshu have?"
Lord Liao took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it over, saying: "This is a letter written by Lord Shangshu. Lord Shangshu hopes that General Mu will accept the peace proposal of the Goshawk Kingdom and let Ji Kuo and the tens of thousands of captured soldiers go."
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"What?"
Mu Jingrui snorted sarcastically, threw the letter from the Minister of War on the table, and looked at Lord Liao in disbelief. "Accept the peace negotiation?"
Lord Liao saw Mu Jingrui's attitude and knew that he was unwilling, but he still replied firmly: "Yes, I accept the peace negotiation."
Ever since Jikuo was arrested, he had asked for peace himself.
According to the rules, Mu Jingrui must report all opinions put forward by Ji Kuo, who represents Goshawk, and Yun Qiao, who represents Wu Xiong, to the court.
In Mu Jingrui's view, there was no need to accept the peace negotiation.
"Why?" Mu Jingrui's face darkened, and he stared at Master Liao with sharp eyes. "Master Shangshu, should you give me and the brothers who are fighting a reason?"
"General Mu, I know it's hard for the soldiers to fight on the battlefield and risk their lives. However, this is the court's decision and we need to think about the overall situation."
"The overall situation? What is the overall situation? Is the overall situation just to catch people and then let them go?"
Lord Liao sighed helplessly.
"General Mu, Goshawk is the most powerful country on the northwest border. If you kill their prince, they will be in trouble. As you can see the current situation, the imperial court does not have any extra food and grass to support the army here.
Battle.”
"But if we let Ji Kuo go, not only will it show the great ambition of the great country in China, but we can also take this opportunity to make them surrender and never invade again in the future. Wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?"
"You won't come back again in the future?" Mu Jingrui felt that he had heard a big joke. "I wouldn't be surprised if others said this, but Master Liao... I heard that you also led soldiers in war?"
Mr. Liao did not refute, and in the end he acquiesced.
"Have you ever seen a small country on the border that really surrendered to its vassal? Or did it not surrender when there were difficulties, but then come back again after the difficulties passed? Over and over again, endlessly. The court spends a huge amount of money on these things every year. Why not
To conquer them completely at once?"
Master Liao completely understood at this time.
They have different ideas from Mu Jingrui, and it would be even harder to convince him. In this case...
There is no need to continue talking.
Not enough words to speculate.
Mr. Liao stood up, shook his sleeves, and said: "I have brought Mr. Shangshu's words. General Mu, after all, we are all colleagues, so it is best to be friendly. There is no need to hurt your feelings."
Mu Jingrui's face was ugly and he didn't answer Master Liao's words at all.
"General Mu, when we return to the capital in the future, there will be many things we need to communicate with each other. Think about it carefully. Release Ji Kuo early tomorrow morning."
After saying that, he turned around and walked out.
"boom!"
Mu Jingrui swept the cup on the table to the ground with a wave of his hand, causing the pieces to scatter everywhere.
The vanguards on the left and right walked in. Seeing Mu Jingrui's gloomy look, some did not dare to approach, and cautiously asked: "General Mu...then...can you let Ji Kuo go?"
Mu Jingrui didn't answer. He gradually calmed down and began to consider the stakes of the matter.
"I really don't understand what Lord Shangshu is thinking. Getting rid of Ji Kuo is equivalent to breaking the goshawk's wings. The border will be peaceful for many years." Zuo Xianfeng put his hands on his hips and complained angrily.
But the right pioneer is a sensible person.
How deep is the water in Chaozhong!
He stepped forward and said softly: "General Mu, although... the Shenji Battalion is not directly under the command of the Ministry of War, but... if you want to go on an expedition in the future, all major and minor matters will need to be handled by the Ministry of War. If you talk to the Minister of the Ministry of War,
If the relationship becomes too tense, I'm afraid...it will be detrimental to you."
Mu Jingrui naturally understands this truth.
But he still wasn't willing to give in.
"How is Jikuo now?" Mu Jingrui relaxed his clenched fists and asked calmly.
"He is in jail. He doesn't seem too worried that he will die." Right Pioneer had visited him before and had this doubt in his mind.
Mu Jingrui thought for a while and said, "Let's go and have a look with me."