C134 (1/2)

The emperor's expression was unclear as he repeated the question, ”Do you really hate that Miss An so much that you would rather be punished than to break the engagement with her?”

A trace of impatience flashed across Mu Junhan's face, but he quickly covered it up, as if he was already disgusted when An Lingge was mentioned.

”In reply to your majesty, this subject has tried to get along well with the Miss An, but the few times we met, it was always on bad terms. Maybe this subject has no fate with the Miss An.”

Young men are always so naive and impulsive.

The emperor thought as he looked down at Mu Junhan in front of him.

He was handsome and carefree, with a graceful bearing. His eyebrows were sharp, his eyes were deep, his nose was pointed, and his red lips were flowing with the wind. There was not a single part of his body that was not refined.

This kind of young man should have lived his life of talking and laughing about the Huns in the Mo Bei, instead of being raised in a remote place like the capital, where he could walk and watch the flowers on a horse.

It was a pity that Mu Wang had already grasped tens of thousands of troops and horses. If he, the emperor, still allowed Mu Junhan to guard the border, it would be equivalent to personally handing over the military power of the Great Zhou Empire to the Mu Clan. He could only watch helplessly as these other princes's power surpassed his, and each one of them wielded more authority than the emperor.

However, there was a way to solve this problem.

In just a short period of time, many thoughts had already passed through the Emperor's mind.

He suddenly laughed and restored his kind and loving look, ”Seems like Junhan has made up his mind, we cannot advise you anymore.”

Mu Junhan lowered his head and did not say a word.

The emperor let out a long sigh. ”Since you were young, you've been pampered by the empress dowager. Zhen can be considered to have watched you grow up. Now that you don't like this marriage, Zhen naturally doesn't want to make things difficult for you.” However, as the Son of Heaven, it's hard for us to keep our promises. We've already given you an imperial edict, and if you want to take it back, you can only bear the responsibility of asking for punishment. ”

”If Your Majesty has any ideas, just say them. This subject will definitely do it.”

Mu Junhan raised his head, his handsome face showing signs of being happy and excited.

His appearance made the Emperor's last bit of doubt disappear. He was truly relieved.

”If you want to cancel your marriage with Miss An, you naturally need a suitable reason. ”I've just thought about it. There's only one thing that suits you best.” The Emperor walked out from behind the table with his footsteps, and the bright yellow corner of his robes reflected in Mu Junhan's eyes.

He stretched out his hand to help Mu Junhan up, and continued, ”Duke Mu controls a hundred thousand soldiers and horses, but right now you are slowly growing, and even though you are about to reach the year of the Weak Crown, you have yet to enter the battlefield. In the future, how can you take on the role of a father and go to the battlefield to kill the enemy?”

Mu Junhan's heart thumped, but he still went along with the emperor's words, ”The emperor wants this subject to go to the Mo Bei to lead troops for battle?”

”That's right.” ”However, I will not hand over the army to you. I will appoint you as a deputy general and temper your character so that you can get used to the war as soon as possible. Only then will I be able to be at ease and hand over the Mo Bei to you in the future.”

His words were full of reliance on Mu Junhan, but he secretly decided that once Mu Junhan was sent to the Mo Bei, then all of the power that Mu Wang had within the Mo Bei would be handed over to him.

A young man who had never gone to the battlefield before arriving at the Weak Crown had to take charge of a hundred thousand men, but he was still a deputy general. No one would be convinced, right?

When the time came, he would promote a general among his men and send a military supervisor to incite some discontent towards the soldiers. At the same time, he would do something to calm them down, and within two years, a hundred thousand soldiers would become loyal to the imperial power.

The Emperor's schemes were really far-reaching, but he never would have thought that Mu Junhan was not some ordinary youth. His talent and abilities caused the warriors of the Mo Bei to sincerely believe him, and he even brought out the reputation of a Jade-faced War God.

However, this was just a matter of later on, so there was no point in mentioning it for now.