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Chapter 1019 The eldest daughter is as bright as spring flowers (141)

Chapter 1019: The eldest daughter is as bright as spring flowers (One Hundred and Forty-one)

The Fuchen Kingdom in the east led pirates to raid Haicheng County and poisoned the Marquis of Zhenhai, causing him to fall into a coma.

County Magistrate Shen Mingxu was assassinated several times. He would be assassinated whenever he went out. Fortunately, Shen Mingxu was only slightly injured and did not injure his heart or lungs. It was just because he was closely watched by the Fu Shen people that he was unable to move.

Shen Mingxu is the eldest son of Cheng'enbo Shen Yushan, and Qingli's cousin.

In the court, the ministers were discussing the matter. Most people had anticipated the invasion of Fuchen Kingdom. After all, last year, people from Fuchen Kingdom had joined forces with Meng Kingdom to assassinate the royal family.

At the beginning of this year, the emperor strengthened coastal defense at the suggestion of Prime Minister Song and others. However, the Fuchen people were insidious. Born as pirates, they loved to stab people in the back.

The timing they chose was too good to be true. They invaded right after Zhao Lan rebelled, hoping to take advantage of the situation.

Now the Marquis of Zhenhai is unable to command the battle, the war on the front is tense, and a commander-in-chief is urgently needed. The emperor looked at the ministers in the court, wondering who should be sent.

The reason why he valued Wei Ying so much was not because the old lady of the Wei family and the empress dowager were cousins, but because he valued talent, and more importantly, because there was a gap in military generals. A military general with Wei Ying's extraordinary talent and talent was really rare.

Wei Ying, who had just come of age, was in peak physical condition, possessed great martial prowess, understood strategic planning, and was a skilled trainer. When it came time to dispatch a new general to fight the pirates, Wei Ying was the first person he thought of.

But... he worried that Wei Ying's achievements would overshadow his master. Now that Wei Ying was a marquis, he had given him command of the Imperial Guard. If he achieved more, he'd be crowned a Duke or a King of a different clan—a serious threat. Furthermore, his future wife was the daughter of the Prime Minister. Looking down at Prime Minister Song, he began to question whether he'd been too kind to Wei Ying. If he had married Song Qingli to Zhao Jian, he wouldn't have to worry about Wei Ying's growing influence.

But at that time, Song Er and the fake county lady were fighting for Zhao Jian, and Zhao Jian himself was unclear about his attitude. Under such circumstances, it was impossible for him to marry Song Qingli to Zhao Jian and fulfill his ambition of raising his seventh son.

The emperor asked Prime Minister Song for his opinion.

Prime Minister Song recommended the southern general Yuan Chenghua and the Minister of War Dou Jing, but did not recommend Wei Ying.

The Minister of War recommended Wei Ying.

The emperor asked Prime Minister Song why he did not recommend Wei Ying, whether he was avoiding suspicion.

Prime Minister Song said shamefacedly, "To be honest, Your Majesty, I am worried that my daughter's wedding to the Marquis of Annan will not be arranged in time. I have selfish motives, but General Yuan and Minister Dou are both military graduates, and they are no problem in marching and fighting. They are also good candidates."

The emperor remained silent. Yuan Chenghua was stubborn and self-righteous, and he loved to show off. Although he had good military skills and strict military discipline, he did not like it.

Dou Jing had been in the capital for too long and lacked practical experience. He was also too pedantic, so he could easily suffer a loss when facing the Fuchen people who were good at sneak attacks from behind.

As for other generals, they are not as good as Yuan and Dou.

Zhao Lan's rebellion had already made the situation confusing, and the invasion of Fuchen State made things even worse. He knew that he had to make a crucial decision to stabilize the situation and preserve the stability of the country.

Reason told him who was the best candidate.

"Annan Hou Wei Ying, obey my command," the emperor said in a steady and powerful voice. "I command you to immediately lead 50,000 troops to Haicheng County to provide support. You must repel the invaders from Fuchen State and stabilize the situation on the eastern front!"

Wei Ying's heart trembled, and he immediately knelt on the ground, answering loudly: "Your servant Wei Ying will do his utmost to fulfill this mission!"

At the same time, Guo Xuezhen had led a large army to approach Fengli County occupied by Zhao Lan.