Vol 9 Chapter 156 (2/2)

to her. The battle between Yi De and Lu Xiang played again in my head. It was clear that Yi De had completely lost all memories relating to her martial prowess. Under these circ.u.mstances, I really have no idea where she should be deployed. Nor if her safety can be guaranteed. What happened the last time was really lucky after all.

“You want to partic.i.p.ate huh… Though saying this may not be very appropriate, but–”

“I know that my lord is worried.” Yi De seemed to know what I was about to say and promptly interrupted me before continuing in a firm tone, “But I can’t just rest around while everyone is busy and hard at work.”

Wu… That really hurt me. No no no, I do have work to do. And when the time comes, I will be fighting as well.

“Well then, Yi De, why don’t you go and speak with Zi Zhong and the rest? You can always help out with administrative work after all.” I said as I showed her my pile of ba,boo scrolls and smiled bitterly, “Look, I have quite a lot to do myself.”

“Un…” She grunted and looked down. It does not seem like she has taken what I said very well at all and I felt a little perturbed by this.

“… Why does Yi De want to go onto the battlefield all of a sudden?” I asked, “You seemed content to work with Zi Zhong and the rest on administrative matters before.”

“That was indeed the case. And Lord Mi Zhu and the rest have treated me well, but…” She said as she nodded and trailed off, unsure of how she should continue. When I saw how downcast she seemed after hearing me turn her down, I felt really uneasy. Since she really wants to go onto the battlefield, she must have her own reasons for doing so.

“… Hu.” I sighed as I thought of this and gave up, “Alright, I understand. If you want to do so then so be it.”

“Really?!” Just as I finished, Yi De looked up immediately with a gleam in her eyes.

“Of course, but I have 2 conditions.” I said as I extended 1 finger, “Firstly, go and speak with Yuan Zhi and Hua Tuo about this. You can only go onto the battlefield if you get their approvals.”

“Un, got it.” Yi De nodded.

“Secondly,” I said softly as I extended a second finger and looked at Yi De’s pet.i.te frame, “If you should encounter a situation where your life is in danger, I want you to drop everything and run immediately. If you can’t run, then you have to yell out loud. Got it?”

I really did not want a repeat of what happened the last time.

“Un! I got it!” Yi De nodded vigorously when I finished. She looked calm, or thought she did, but there was a wide smile on her face. The top half of her face was the Yi De after she had lost her memories while the bottom half seemed to be the Yi De I knew.

“Ah, please excuse me for my rudeness.” She quickly apologised and saluted me. Looks like she had detected that her expression was a little weird.

“No not…” I tried to refute her but before I could do so, she had flown out of the room.

Yi De is going back on the battlefield huh? I wonder if Yuan Zhi and Hua Tuo will give their approval. If they do not, then I will be able to rest easy, I thought as I returned to my desk.

This time, I really was well and alone and I began to think about what would happen in 3 days’ time. This battle will probably be the most intense one I have ever fought. Or perhaps it will just be a calm and easy day in 3 days if they do not attack.

I have to say I am beginning to get excited at what might come.

Meng De POV

Ji state’s defences are… Here, here and here is more important and cannot be neglected. I think I can leave the rest to Tian Yu and Man Chong. Next is… Ma Teng huh? Looks like Zhang Gai is still working on the negotiations and there should not be any big movements from that side for now at least.

— Ah, this one. The Xiongnu should have had enough by now and it should be time for peace talks. I will have to speak with the Son of Heaven beforehand about this.

As for the rest… It’s all about governance matters in Xuchang and religious matters. I sighed and tossed aside all the stuff about religious matters. I will leave them to the Superintendent of the Imperial Court and the Yellow Gate Attendant. Of course, it is very likely that Cheng Yu and Xun Yu will have to shoulder some of the burden as well.

It has been really busy of late and I wonder if they have gotten used to life as administrative officials. At the very least, I have not detected their presence in my rafters. The only reason why is because they are simply too busy and have no time to spy on me. Not only that, Xun Yu had not been able to send me recommendation letters until today as well. I wonder how they are dealing with the northern matters with Feng Ji. They should be fine, I think.

But that also means that I have no one to meet for today. Now then, next is…

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