Peasant Woman's Decreed Life as a Wife

Chapter 2368: Chapter 2365: Master Shu

The subordinate beside him watched with trepidation, his expression also uneasy: "General, should we send this message to the Prince?"

"Send it, otherwise we would be giving them something to talk about."

"General, in fact, there is no need to worry. The Southern Border never produced much. It used to rely on selling medicine for a living, and now merged into the Great Chu, there’s no impact on Beirong," said a middle-aged man nonchalantly.

Hetu glanced at the man, narrowing his eyes: "Oh? Master Shu, are you implying that this matter isn’t worth Beirong’s attention?"

If someone were here, they would recognize the middle-aged man referred to as Master Shu, who used to be by Minister Qi’s side.

However, there were so many strategists around Minister Qi that unless you paid close attention, you might overlook this person’s existence, not to mention recognizing him. Curiously, this middle-aged man had features deeper than those of the Great Chu, not much different from those of the People of Beirong, which suggested he wasn’t purely Han.

"Naturally, it’s just the Southern Border, with only a few ten thousand soldiers, who may not even be willing to leave the Southern Border. Does the General really have such a big appetite to want to swallow the Great Chu in one bite?" The middle-aged man scoffed, his attitude clearly mocking Hetu’s big ambitions and small abilities.

Hetu’s eyes deepened with displeasure, furrowing his brows, "Then in Master Shu’s opinion, what should I prioritize at this moment?"

"Naturally, trade with my master," the middle-aged man replied calmly. "After all, the General doesn’t want to pledge allegiance to a useless king, right?"

"Master Shu’s words are reasonable. It’s getting late, sir, you should get some rest. We’ll have to hurry on our journey early tomorrow," Hetu said coldly.

The middle-aged man noticed the impatience on his face, paused for a moment, then got up and left, heading to a nearby tent.

Once Hetu and the others left, he frowned tightly: "Send someone to gather information. Is there a change in Beirong? The Prince’s attitude this time is too strange. In the past, the Prince would have seized the opportunity to annex the Great Chu, not giving them a chance to grow."

"Yes." The subordinate secretly sent out carrier pigeons.

The middle-aged man, making up a random excuse to leave the tent, saw the carrier pigeons flying away, curled his lips, a flash of disdain in his eyes.

Soon after.

Hetu and his men quickened their pace and returned to Beirong.

Upon reaching Beirong territory, he understood that the Prince of Beirong was gravely ill, no wonder the court had no time to focus on the Great Chu. Unfortunately, Hera was sacrificed.

Damn it.

Hetu muttered a curse under his breath.

Then he rushed to contact his own people.

In the capital.

When Emperor Xuanming received the news, he awarded the position of Chu Heng in the Capital Garrison to Prince Rong.

And other princes also received various positions to some extent.

But it was clear to anyone with keen eyes that Prince Rong absolutely benefitted this time.

Everyone thought it was because Prince Rong married a good Princess Consort, thus taking all the credit of his father-in-law.

Minister Qi was in a gloomy mood. He hadn’t expected Emperor Xuanming to be so straightforward. When the Emperor granted marriage to Prince Rong and Miss Chu before, he knew it was to protect the Chu family.

Now, giving the position in the Capital Garrison to Prince Rong was not because of the Chu family but because he valued Prince Rong.

He furrowed his brows, pondering the implications of this matter in his mind.

"Prince, your contributions in the Northern Frontier this time are not minor. Why not retreat to advance, and propose to the Emperor to go to the Northern Region?" Minister Qi’s eyes flashed, his mind weighing the situation.

Now both the Northern Region and Jiangnan are like coveted prizes.

Jiangnan is King Qi’s fief, and most of the officials there are his people, so there’s no need for further efforts there.