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Jiang Shaohua obviously knew the temper of General Zuo very well. He turned his head and looked over: "Duke Weiyuan, the situation on the grassland is complicated. The border troops have suffered heavy losses. I am afraid that the troops are insufficient to deter the grassland tribes. I plan to let the Yingwei Battalion stay in the border army for one year."

"After a year, the chaos in the grasslands should be almost over. The border troops will be able to recruit new soldiers to recover. How about you lead the troops back to the capital then?"

General Zuo finally came to his senses: "I will obey the emperor's orders."

As a military general, being able to stay on the edge of the battlefield where a battle may break out at any time is ten or a hundred times better than staying in the comfortable capital.

Jiang Shaohua smiled and said, "I will also stay for a while. When the grassland is completely stable, I will return to the capital."

She is the only one who can shock a bunch of arrogant and powerful generals.

Chen Jinyu couldn't help but mutter, "The emperor has been away from the capital for more than three years. If he continues to stay at the border, when will he return to the capital?"

Jiang Shaohua smiled softly and said, "Don't worry, I will go back when the grassland is stable."

"In the capital, there is the Crown Prince, the Prime Minister, and Minister Feng. Government affairs are running smoothly and everything is going well!"

You can't always be out patrolling and never go back!

It would take several months to travel from the border back to Beijing!

Chen Jinyu changed his approach and said, "After this year, the Crown Prince will be fourteen years old. The Emperor must return to the capital before the Crown Prince reaches the age of marriage."

Jiang Shaohua nodded: "I know what's going on."

Only Chen Jinyu dared to speak out in public. The other ministers accompanying the emperor did not dare to say anything.

As Her Majesty personally led the army to conquer the Rouran, all the tribes on the grassland bowed their heads and submitted to Her Majesty, and Her Majesty's reputation rose to its peak. The ministers had more respect and fear for the emperor.

Jiang Shaohua breathed a sigh of relief only after all the ministers left.

Cui Du walked forward absentmindedly and took off the dragon robe for Jiang Shaohua.

Jiang Shaohua smiled and glanced at her husband: "What's wrong? Are you still thinking about those twenty handsome boys?"

Cui Du: "..."

Cui Du was not ashamed, and hummed a little aggrievedly, then put his arms around Her Majesty the Empress and put his face against hers: "They are all younger and more heroic than me."

Jiang Shaohua laughed: "They are gifts from the Gaoche tribe. If I don't accept them, it means I refuse the Gaoche tribe's submission. So, I can only accept them first."

"Why are you still jealous?"

"I plan to have them join the personal guard camp and make them my personal guards. I have no intention of accepting them into the military camp. Just rest assured!"

The more Jiang Shaohua talked, the funnier it became, so he reached out and pinched Cui Du's face.

Cui Du grinned, came over and kissed her cheek. The couple's love was so sweet that no one needed to elaborate.

Cui Du's petty-mindedness may be hidden from others, but not from Chen Jinyu.

After Chen Jinyu returned to the military tent, he winked at Ma Yaozong and said with a smile: "Marquis Changning must be jealous today. Those beautiful boys knelt in a row, and his face was about to cramp."

Ma Yaozong also laughed: "Anyone would be nervous."

The woman he loved deeply was the emperor of Daliang, and he could have many beautiful boys openly. Cui Du was not young this year, he was already a man in his thirties. If Her Majesty favored young and lovely beautiful boys, wouldn't Cui Du fall out of favor? Chen Jinyu smiled and glanced at her husband: "It is common for capable men to have three wives and four concubines, and to have mistresses outside. When it comes to women, they have to stay with their husbands all their lives, which is really unfair."

"In the future, if Her Majesty the Empress gets tired of the Marquis of Changning, it won't be a big deal to take in a few handsome boys to entertain her. Anyway, I support Her Majesty the Empress."

Ma Yaozong touched his face and fetched a mirror. "Am I too old and ugly to make you tired of me? You didn't say all those words just now to me, did you?"

Chen Jinyu was amused and laughed heartily.

Those who accomplish great things have the world in their heart, so how can they spend so much time on love between men and women? Regardless of whether they are men or women, those who indulge in beauty are all tyrants.

Her Majesty the Empress has neither the mood nor the time to look for beauty.

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The Gaoche tribe obtained a large number of armor and weapons, and with the verbal support of the Emperor of Daliang, they quickly sent troops to attack the Tatar tribe.

The Tatar cavalry was brave and powerful, not inferior to the Rouran barbarians. The Gaoche tribe secretly united three tribes, but they only fought a draw with the Tatar tribe. Both sides suffered heavy losses.

Her Majesty the Empress kept her word and watched from the sidelines without interfering in the grassland disputes.

At most, when the Gaoche tribe was defeated and retreated, they were rewarded with more than ten carriages full of medicinal materials, and some food.

The small tribes that were originally on the sidelines quickly moved closer to the Gaoche tribe. The Tatar tribe had suffered a lot of losses and was unwilling to be outdone, so they also secretly sought reinforcements.

Unfortunately, the effect was not good. Her Majesty was the sun on the grassland. When the sun shone on the Gaoche tribe, the hearts of the tribes were also on the Gaoche tribe. The Tatars tried their best, but they only won over two or three tribes. The rest of the tribes leaned towards the Gaoche side.

The fighting on the grasslands almost never stopped and lasted for more than half a year.

During this half year, the border troops rested, recruited new soldiers, and actively trained. General Zuo had nothing to do, so he often led the cavalry of the Yingwei Camp to patrol the border, and from time to time took the army for a walk in the grassland. If he "occasionally" encountered grassland horse thieves, he would kill them.

In the spring of the fifteenth year of Zhaoping, the chaos on the grassland finally came to an end.

The Tatar tribe was defeated and the Gaoche tribe won a tragic victory.

The defeated lost many cavalrymen, and the victors were not much better off, losing at least 30% of their population. On the grassland, population is the real wealth.

The same is true in Daliang. Only with population can there be city land, and people can farm and pay taxes.

The rest of the tribes on the grassland were also badly damaged.

The emperor of Daliang issued an imperial decree, summoning envoys from various tribes to the border army camp to sign a peace treaty of non-aggression within five years. He also promised to open a market on the border, allowing the grassland tribes to exchange and buy goods with Daliang. Grain, salt, tea, ironware, cotton cloth, etc., all the grassland tribes needed. What Daliang wanted was the war horses raised by the grassland tribes. Cattle and sheep were secondary.

The person in charge of this important task is Ma Yaozong.

Firstly, Ma Yaozong was a close confidant of the emperor and was smart and capable. Secondly, the Ma family started out as a horse farm, and Ma Yaozong was very familiar with managing a horse farm.

Ma Yaozong was kept, but Chen Jinyu was not. She still accompanied the emperor. After returning to the capital, she had to become the Minister of Rites and make great achievements in the officialdom!
The couple parted, some reluctant to leave, but more full of pride: "Yaozong, you can work here with peace of mind. The emperor trusts you, so he gave you this important task. Don't let the emperor down."

"When the border is stable and the market is stable, you can return to the capital. In three years at the shortest and five years at the longest, we can be reunited as husband and wife."

Ma Yaozong's eyes were slightly red, and he hugged Chen Jinyu tightly: "Don't forget to write to me. Also, if you meet a beautiful boy on the road, don't pay any attention to him." (End of this chapter)