Chapter 9 — The Emperor Only Has One Daughter

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My leisurely life, like salted fish, was finally broken when I was five years old. The North, the ancient neighbor once threatened by Trieu Dien to burst his gallbladder - the country of Oirat, after a few years of recovering its vitality, began to itch again. Using the excuse of a "border nomad conflict", they suddenly gathered 100,000 armored cavalry, blatantly attacked, and took over three border citadels of Dai Thinh in one breath. The news spread and the court was shocked. Kim Loan Palace rumbled like a broken market. The pacifist faction, led by the prime minister, believed that the country had just stabilized and should not mobilize soldiers and swords. They proposed sending an envoy to negotiate and compensate the land in exchange for peace. The warring faction, led by General Ly Muc, believed that Oirat had the ambition to attack and defeat them in order to gain long-term peace. Trieu Dien sat on the dragon's chair, quietly listening to the two sides fighting until his saliva splashed, his expression not wavering at all. Page Nguyet Hoa and I sat on our mini throne, munching on apples, watching the play with great pleasure. 【Argue and argue, what a bunch of mouth kings.】 【Land cutting compensation? They really figured it out. Jiangshan's ancestors exchanged blood and bones, so you shrunk turtles would give it away to give to others?】 【If you agree, where can Dai Thinh's face be hidden? From now on, won't everyone be able to come and take a bite?】 Trieu Dien's eyes turned cold, clearly thinking the same thing as me. 【But the main side is no better.】 【That leader, surnamed Vuong, is called Vuong Chong, right? He looks majestic on the outside, but is actually an empty-headed man.】 【If I remember correctly, he was bought by Oirat long ago, and is a chess piece they installed in my court.】 【If we let him go into battle, it is guaranteed that he will deliberately lose the battle and lead his army into an ambush. At that time, the entire Dai Thinh border army will be lost.】 Trieu Dien's hand tightened on the armrest of the dragon's chair, his sharp eyes swept towards the tall figure at the head of the military general's line - Warden General Vuong Chong. Vuong Chong seemed to feel the emperor's gaze and immediately stepped out, loudly begging for battle:

"Your Majesty! I vow to set up a military command, within three months we will definitely drive Oirat out of the border! If it doesn't work, please come see me with your head!"

His words resonated with righteousness, touching many ministers. 【Really good at acting.】 【Still show your head? You want to bring the heads of hundreds of thousands of Dai Thinh generals to pay tribute to Oirat, right?】 【Old man, don't believe him.】 【If you want to fight, you have to fight! But the person going into battle must be that General Ly.】 My eyes fell on a middle-aged general standing quietly at the end of the main battle line, looking rustic and simple, not saying a word. His name was Ly Tin, he came from a poor background, was promoted thanks to his military achievements, had a secretive personality, was not good at pleasing people, so he did not have many positions in the court. 【Don't look at him like a chef, he's actually a rare general.】 【Fighting doesn't follow common sense, his forte is winning with a skilled soldier. In my previous life, I read history, people compared him to the "Soldier" Han Tin.】 【Send him, not only won, but also won beautifully, won to the point that Oirat did not dare to go to the South for decades anymore.】 Trieu Dien's eyes left Vuong Chong, stopping at that unattractive figure. He was silent for a long time. When everyone thought he was about to die Shaken by Vuong Chong's heroic oath, his calm voice rang out:

"The loyal and courageous general is admirable, but defending the capital is indispensable."

A gentle, tactful sentence refuting the request for war. Wang Chong's face immediately stiffened. Then Trieu Dien said loudly:

“My will is decided, this battle, we cannot help but fight!”

“I appoint Ly Tin as the great general of the Northern invasion, commanding 200,000 troops, immediately departing to fight Oirat!”

The royal edict had just been issued and the royal court was shocked. Everyone looked at Ly Tin with unbelievable eyes. Ly Tin was also stunned, standing still for a long time before reacting. It wasn't until someone next to him gently pushed him that he woke up and quickly knelt down:

“God… god commands!”

His voice trembled with emotion. Trieu Dien stepped down from the sofa, personally helped him up, patted his shoulder and said in a deep voice:

"General Ly, Dai Thinh's destiny is entrusted to you."

Then, he turned to me, smiling confidently. He came to me, squatted down, and said softly:

“Ninh An, wait for your father to announce the victory.”

A battle that decides the fate of the nation, just like that, under my few "mindful" sentences, officially begins.

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Ly Tin set off. Bringing 200,000 troops and all of Dai Thinh's expectations, he rushed towards the North. The court still had countless voices of doubt. They did not believe that the nameless "chef general" could cope with 100,000 Oirat armored cavalry. Even the refuted Wang Chong silently mocked, saying that this time the emperor was destroying the ramparts himself. Trieu Dien ignored everything. Every day, in addition to handling political affairs, he sat with me at the sand table, practicing border warfare. Of course, we mainly "act" in our hearts, and you mainly listen. 【The Khan of Oirat is named Bat Do, and is very cunning. He will definitely deliberately show weakness, lure our army into invading deeply, then ambush at 'Wolf Hao Coc'.】 【Old man, quickly send a secret letter to General Ly, telling him to use a plan to control, send a team of elite soldiers to pretend to be the remnants of the army, lure the enemy's main force into Wolf Hao Coc, and then counter-ambush!】