Happy Emperor

Chapter 119 Heading to Liao'an

"However...I still have one thing to ask for your approval, Your Majesty."

Ji Lan clenched her hands and spoke in a low voice.

"Well, you go first."

Lin Tian frowned slightly, he knew that things were not that simple.

"I...I would like to follow Your Majesty to the front lines, okay?"

After Ji Lan finished speaking, she lowered her head, not daring to look up at the three people in front of her.

"Sister, you just..."

"Sister Queen, you..."

After hearing this, An Caier and Batujin both looked at Ji Lan in disbelief.

When the three of them were discussing it just now, the queen never said that she wanted to follow the emperor to the battlefield.

"My two sisters, please don't blame me for not telling you about this. Accompanying His Majesty to the front lines is extremely dangerous. I couldn't bear to see you suffer, so..."

The queen raised her head and looked at the two of them with an apologetic look on her face.

"Queen, how could you do this?"

An Caier pouted and questioned.

Although Batujin said nothing, it was not difficult to see that she felt she had been deceived.

"My two sisters, I...I hadn't decided whether to do this at the time. I only made up my mind when I saw His Majesty coming over just now."

Ji Lan looked guilty and explained to the two of them.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Lin Tian hurriedly stopped the situation from developing.

He didn't want any rift between the three of them.

Otherwise, how can we have a "foursome" in the future?

He quickly said, "Okay, now that you've finished speaking, don't you want to hear what I think?"

When the three heard the emperor speak, they all turned their eyes to Lin Tian.

Seeing the expectant gazes of the three beauties, Lin Tian let out a long sigh and said, "Remember, Daxia must be unified. This is not a matter of whether I want to do it or not. Daxia has reached a point where it will be destroyed if it is not unified. Not only do I think so, but King Pingdong should also think so. Therefore, this war is unavoidable."

After hearing this, no one of the three spoke, they just looked at the emperor silently.

Only An Caier looked slightly disappointed, but she didn't say anything else.

"Secondly, I must lead the expedition myself."

Lin Tian explained, "Facing the King of Pingdong, only I can personally lead the army to give the frontline soldiers enough courage to fight him."

Lin Tian gave a very plausible reason, because there were some details that Lin Tian did not want the three to know.

It’s not that Lin Tian doesn’t trust the three of them, but it’s mainly because knowing it won’t solve any problems and will only increase their worries.

After hearing this, Batujin frowned slightly.

She whispered, "Your Majesty, I understand."

Lin Tian raised his hand, touched Batujin's cheek lovingly, and smiled.

He spoke again: "As for Lan'er, you said you would accompany me to the front line."

"no!"

"His Majesty......."

"Don't talk for now." Lin Tian's voice was slightly cold.

Seeing this, Ji Lan immediately shut up.

"This trip is not only long, but also fraught with danger."

"The most important thing is that we might have to make a forced march. If I take you with me, I'll have no choice but to place you somewhere. If the enemy secretly colludes with the traitors, breaks into the rear and captures you, what do you say? Will I save you or not?"

"Your Majesty, I understand."

Ji Lan lowered his head and replied with some shame.

She also knew that since ancient times, emperors never brought their empress with them when they went on expeditions.

However, without Emperor Li by her side, she always felt uneasy, so she made this request so boldly.

"Queen, you are the master of the harem. From now on, when I am away from the palace, you will be responsible for the needs of the palace."

Lin Tian pulled Ji Lan to his side and said softly, "I have left Lin Hua in Shengjing. He will send people to the palace regularly. If you have any questions, you can ask him to do it."

"I will manage the palace in perfect order and await your Majesty's return."

Ji Lan snuggled up to Lin Tian's chest and whispered.

"I'm leaving tomorrow. Didn't you say I don't have any children yet? Why don't we try harder today..."

Lin Tian looked at the three of them with a wicked smile.

.......

The next day.

Outside the south gate of Shengjing.

Lin Tian was dressed in military uniform, looking at the soldiers lined up in neat formation in front of him.

I felt a surge of pride in my heart.

He didn't expect that an army of more than 10,000 people could have such a visual impact.

The troops were arranged in eleven square formations in total.

Each phalanx was led by a centurion.

Ten of them were soldiers from the Infantry Commander's Office.

There is also a special group, which are the royal guards of the palace and hundreds of craftsmen who make muskets.

"Your Majesty, the army has been assembled. Shall we set out now?"

Huang Tianba came to Lin Tian on his warhorse, holding a battle axe and asking for instructions with great enthusiasm.

"Tianba, find two of the most trusted men among these captains and bring them to me."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Huang Tianba didn't ask the reason and rode his horse to the rear.

After a while, two men came with battle axes in their hands.

"Your Majesty, they are the brothers Huang Li and Huang Jie, and they are also my younger brothers."

Huang Tianba pointed at the two of them and introduced them.

"Kowtow to Your Majesty!"

The two men dismounted at the same time, and even though it was inconvenient for them to do so in their military uniforms, they still knelt down and bowed.

"Get up."

Lin Tian glanced up and down at the two of them. Their faces were somewhat similar to Huang Tianba's.

"I am going to give you a rather special task."

"Your Majesty, please speak. I will not refuse even if it means death."

"Your Majesty, rest assured. I am willing to lead my thousand soldiers to form the trap camp and be the first to rush into the enemy's interior and kill them. Set an example for our army."

Hearing what the two said, Lin Tian's mouth twitched involuntarily.

Neither of them asked what their mission was. One was about to die, and the other was about to form a trap camp.

The so-called trap camp actually means the death squad.

These two are indeed members of the Huang family!

Huang Tianba looked at Lin Tian with a smug look on his face, as if saying.

"Your Majesty, don't you think our Huang family's sons are quite good?"

"Very good. But I don't need you to die a thousand times, and I don't need you to form a trap camp."

Lin Tian said to the two of them in a deep voice: "I need you to protect those people."

Lin Tian pointed at the skilled craftsmen behind the Imperial Guards.

These people are Lin Tian’s most important "property" and are more valuable than all his silver.

"this......"

"I accept the decree."

The two originally wanted to fight for the opportunity to go on the field and kill the enemy, but they didn't expect to be assigned such a job.

Do these royal guards still need protection?

Then why call them to the battlefield?

The two of them couldn't help but feel puzzled, but they didn't dare to question Emperor Li.

He had no choice but to look at Huang Tianba at the same time, hoping that he could say a good word in front of Emperor Li and let someone else do it.

Unexpectedly, Huang Tianba glared at the two of them and then started scolding them.

"Don't be so picky. Do you know how important those people are? They can..."

"Tianba."

Lin Tian spoke up to stop Huang Tianba from continuing. He didn't want others to know that these people were different.

"Remember, I'm asking you to protect them and keep an eye on them. If you're surrounded by a large number of enemy troops and can't break out, you need to kill them all before the battle!"

"In short, as long as one of you is here, they can't lose anyone, even if it's a corpse. Do you understand?"

"understand!"

The two men's expressions immediately became serious and they replied in unison.

Although they both didn't know why Emperor Li made such an arrangement, they both knew it.

The identities of these people must be extraordinary.

"Go."

After sending the two away, Lin Tian spoke to Huang Tianba beside him.

"Tianba, An Bilie and I will lead the Imperial Guards to Qingning Prefecture, the capital of Liaoan Province, and you will just follow and march as quickly as possible."

"According to the order!"

Lin Tian had explained this matter to Huang Tianba a long time ago. He originally wanted to replace An Bilie, but because he was more familiar with the Infantry Commander's Office, he was rejected by Emperor Li.

The reason why Lin Tian rushed to Qingning Mansion first was to investigate first which people had colluded with Tang Bo and surrendered to Yanyu Pavilion.