Prime Minister Ren's expression suddenly became ugly: "What do you mean by this? Are you teaching me a lesson? Are you saying that I am ambitious? All this I did is for the emperor."
"Compared with the current King Xiao, I'm afraid more people know about King Xiao than the emperor. If this continues, King Xiao will become the next Liu family."
"When the emperor was alive, he favored King Xiao. You..."
Before she finished speaking, she saw the Queen Mother's eyes widening: "Father, you are confused!"
Prime Minister Ren was startled by the Empress Dowager's attitude: "What are you doing? The old minister hasn't finished speaking yet?"
Looking at the ups and downs of the Empress Dowager's chest, it was obvious that she was very angry. Prime Minister Ren didn't know why he felt guilty. He obviously felt that what he did was right.
If the emperor wants to secure his throne, he must defeat King Xiao! But looking at what the Empress Dowager means, it doesn’t seem like that? The Queen Mother was furious.
He finally regained his composure and looked at Prime Minister Ren: "Father, do you know who the King of Xiao is?"
Prime Minister Ren was speechless: "The son of the late Emperor and Queen Qing, I didn't expect that the late Emperor loved Mu Yexiao so much that he would give him the status of his legitimate son after his death."
The empress dowager was simply laughed out of anger. Mu Yexiao's identity was not selected because of the reputation of the late emperor, so although several people knew Mu Yexiao's life experience.
But there was no plan to make it public, but the empress dowager did not expect that because of this, her father would actually start to deal with her son. She took a deep breath.
"Father, do you know that Mu Yexiao is also a child of the Ai family? He and the emperor are twin brothers. How can you sow discord?"
"The brotherhood between them is not something you can instigate. You'd better not offend the emperor again. Do you know that last time you entered the palace to instigate the empress dowager."
"When he made Qian Jiujiu his concubine, King Xiao already hated the Ren family? And the Ren family never showed any good looks to the emperor when he was ill."
"You are still doing something that the emperor despises so much. Father, are you really old?"
Prime Minister Ren didn't hear the Empress Dowager's other words at all, but he was so shocked by the news that he almost couldn't recover: "You said, Mu Yexiao is also your child?"
The Empress Dowager nodded: "Yes, Concubine Qing's child died when she was born. The late Emperor was worried that she would be sad, so he took my Xiao'er over."
"So father, don't try to sow the brotherhood between them. It's useless for you to do so, if Xiao'er really wants to be the emperor."
"I'm afraid that there is nothing for the Emperor to do anymore, so you'd better not do anything that would make the Emperor disgusted."
Prime Minister Ren sighed: "I didn't expect that things would turn out like this. I know what happened next."
Although that was said, it would be good if the Ren family could take another step forward. The Queen Mother and Prime Minister Ren talked a lot, and they were a little tired.
"Father, please go back first."
Prime Minister Ren resigned and left. The queen soon found out that Prime Minister Ren came to the harem to meet the empress dowager, and she even had someone tell the emperor about it.
The emperor was discussing things with Mu Yexiao in the palace when he heard the eunuch coming to talk about it. After the emperor let the eunuch go down, he looked at Mu Yexiao.
"Royal brother, it seems that Prime Minister Ren knows your identity now. Do you think the Ren family's ambitions are too big? Or does the Ren family think that I am so narrow-minded?"
Mu Yexiao raised his eyebrows: "In fact, this is good for the Ren family. The most terrifying thing in the court is who else has a say besides the emperor. It is also good to have multiple voices."
The emperor immediately heard what Mu Yexiao meant and couldn't help but laugh: "What you said makes sense. Forget it, let him do what he wants."
"Now that you want to go to the Qian Kingdom, have you decided who to hand over to the Ning Kingdom border?"
Mu Yexiao frowned: "On the Ningguo border, just hand it over to Gu Xiangning. Speaking of Gu Xiangning, I haven't explained yet, that is the young master of Mingyue Island."
"He is also Jiu'er's younger brother. He is good at both civil and military skills. He is not only good at military and formation formation, but also medical and fortune-telling. He is proficient in everything. He is definitely a good general."
"It's just that it's hard to talk openly about Mingyue Island's affairs now. After all, Ningguo still has a mother and daughter from Mingyue Island who have yet to be dealt with. Now is not the time to announce the official birth of Mingyue Island."
"So although Gu Xiangning has outstanding abilities, he does not have the qualifications to directly control a country's borders."
The emperor listened to what Mu Yexiao said: "What you said makes sense, but I believe you also have a solution, right? Let's hear it."
Mu Yexiao smiled: "Didn't Prime Minister Ren say that? Give young people a chance. You also said that all the ministers should recommend talents. When the time comes, everyone will compare, won't we know?"
The emperor was a little curious: "Then who are you going to recommend? Gu Xiangning is no longer in Kyoto."
Mu Yexiao smiled confidently: "I know there is a person who obeys Gu Xiangning's words. If you let her go, you will get twice the result with half the effort. Moreover, this person is also a talented person in both civil and military affairs."
The emperor became even more interested: "You are so powerful, who is it?"
"Brother Huang, you also know this person. Whether she can succeed or not depends on you, Brother Huang. The person I'm talking about is Chen Man'er, the head of Yongxi County."
It was Yong Xi. The emperor was stunned for a moment, but he felt a little bad in his heart: "You mean, Yong Xi obeyed Gu Xiangning's words. Why is that?"
Mu Yexiao glanced at the emperor and said, "This is because Xiao Man's medical skills were taught by Gu Xiangning in addition to Jiu'er, and Xiao Man's martial arts were also taught by Gu Xiangning."
"The two have a master-disciple relationship, and now they are sworn brothers and sisters."
The emperor felt a little more comfortable when he heard that they were brother and sister, but he didn't know that on Mingyue Island, it was normal for adopted brothers and sisters to get married.
But it is different from some of the customs in Dazhou, so I didn’t take it to heart: “That’s okay, but Xiaoman is a woman after all, and she’s still a child now, is that okay?”
Mu Yexiao smiled confidently: "That's why I said, let's give everyone a fair chance to compete and see if Xiaoman can do it."
As he spoke, Mu Yexiao raised his head and glanced at the sky outside: "It's getting late, and I'm going back. Brother, please leave."
Before Mu Yexing could say anything, he saw that Mu Yexiao had turned around and strode away. He curled his lips, but felt a little unsure in his heart. Can Xiao Man do it
But since Mu Yexiao had already planned to do this, it seemed that he couldn't object. It was just that the emperor thought of letting a girl go to the battlefield.
It was really hard to do anything, and she was walking around in the main hall a little irritably. The queen asked someone to come to the emperor to have lunch, and the emperor went directly.
When they arrived at the queen's palace, they had lunch with her. During the meal, Lin Chuwu saw the emperor's brows furrowed and couldn't help but ask with concern.
"Your Majesty, have you encountered anything troublesome? I see that you are frowning?"
Mu Yexing glanced at Lin Chuwu: "There is one thing. By the way, Queen, what do you think of County Master Yongxi?"
Lin Chuwu was wondering: "Why would the emperor ask about County Master Yongxi if he is so good? But if he talks about County Master Yongxi, I will definitely feel that way."
"This Yongxi County Master is no worse than Princess Xiao. She is both civilized and military, and has great medical skills. She was able to enter the palace smoothly this time."
"Thanks to County Master Yongxi! If County Master Yongxi were born as a boy, I, Da Zhou, would definitely have another pillar of support. It's a pity that she is born as a girl."
The emperor frowned when he heard the queen's words: "Even you think she is wronged for being a daughter. It seems that I really can't look down on her just because she is a daughter."
"That's all, give her a chance."
Lin Chuwu was puzzled when she heard this: "Your Majesty, I am confused. The county master is still young. What are you doing?"
Mu Yexing sighed: "That's right. She is already so outstanding at such a young age. After experiencing the baptism of war, I am afraid she will become a generation of female generals."
Speaking of which, it is not that there are no female generals, nor is this the first one in the world. After talking to the Queen, I feel much more comfortable. "
Lin Chuwu's eyes widened. Your Majesty, you feel relieved, but she is depressed. Chen Man'er is such a cute little girl.
If you want to send someone to the battlefield, what kind of female general will you be? Although there were more than one female generals in previous dynasties, there was no such thing in the history of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
"Your Majesty..."
In fact, the queen wanted to ask, is this matter possible? Just looking at Mu Yexing's determined look, she suddenly couldn't ask the question and could only blame the changed sentence.
"Then, Your Majesty, have you ever asked the county owner about her intentions? Is she willing to go?"
The emperor frowned: "You are right. I will send her to the palace and ask her to see if she is willing."
At this time, in Prince Xiao's Mansion, Mu Yexiao was already standing in front of Xiao Man: "Xiao Man, your sister and I are probably fighting on the border of Qian Country this time."
"Let me ask you now, do you want to go to the Ningguo border or go to the Qianguo border with us?"
Xiaoman was a little confused. She always thought that when they went to the battlefield, they would go to the Ningguo border together, but now it seems that this is not the problem.
Qian Jiujiu also looked at Xiao Man with his eyes open, waiting for Xiao Man's answer. Xiao Man thought for a while and looked at the two of them: "Where does brother-in-law want me to go?"
"You want me to go to the Ningguo border, right? After all, there are sisters and brothers-in-law at the Qianguo border, so it would be superfluous for me to go."
Mu Yexiao nodded: "Yes, you are very smart. That's what I mean. You can help Gu Xiangning, guard the border, or enter the palace."
"I will feel relieved when you two are together."