After being forced to leave the marriage, I became the wife of a top scholar.

Uncle Lin realized he had gone too far and slapped himself on the face: "You're just talking nonsense! I didn't mean anything by it, I was just joking!"

But everyone present knew in their hearts that Uncle Lin was right.

Although the emperor has given them military power, it's as if he hasn't given them any at all. The Prince of Huai is currently in Youzhou, and once he has made some preparations, he can immediately attack the capital.

And what about them? No matter how fast they go, they can't outrun the Prince of Huai. This is clearly a dead end.

At this moment, a younger member of the Lin family stood up and said, "If you ask me, we shouldn't have accepted this imperial decree in the first place."

"Now it seems that the Emperor is not giving us a chance to redeem ourselves, but is clearly trying to push our Lin family into the abyss."

"This battle is simply unwinnable!"

"Let whoever received the imperial decree simply fight it!"

After speaking, the man looked at Lin Feiyun, who was sitting at the head of the group facing due east.

Lin Feiyun remained expressionless, but Uncle Lin jumped up first. He stormed up to Lin Xiaoyong and slapped him hard on the back.

"You brat, you were the happiest when the imperial decree was announced, when everyone thought the Lin family was on the rise to power!"

"The battle hasn't even started yet, and we've already run into some difficulties, and you're already trying to quit!"

"Lin Lao Er, how did you raise your son? He has no backbone at all!"

Uncle Lin blushed, ran over and grabbed Lin Xiaoyong's ear, "You brat! How could our Lin family army be afraid of death? I think you've been too pampered in your mother's arms for the past twenty years!"

"I'll make you scared!"

"I'll make you scared!"

As he spoke, Uncle Lin grabbed Lin Xiaoyong by the ear and kicked him in the buttocks repeatedly.

Lin Xiaoyong screamed in pain and begged for mercy repeatedly!
But Uncle Lin showed no sign of stopping. It was only after Lin Feiyun spoke up that Uncle Lin stopped.

Lin Feiyun looked at the younger generation of the Lin family and felt guilty. These children were only in their teens or twenties. They were born into the Lin family and had to endure the harsh conditions in the northern lands. They couldn't leave as easily as other children, which was unfair to them.

The grudges from the previous life have continued into this life, and should be ended by the previous generation.

"Second brother, the child is right!"

"We, as elders, feel guilty towards our children."

"Then let's give our children a chance today, while everyone is here."

"Those who don't want to participate in this battle now, please step forward!"

"I'll protect you as you return to Linjia Village!"

Uncle Lin's brow twitched, and he turned around to glare at Lin Xiaoyong. But Lin Xiaoyong thought Lin Feiyun's suggestion was very good. Although they were all members of the Lin family, they had already suffered enough. Now they had to go and die. What kind of logic was that?
After Lin Xiaoyong stepped forward, he turned to look at his close friends, who all looked at him with disbelief.

"You're all going? That's clearly a suicide mission!" Lin Xiaoyong looked at his companions behind him as if they were idiots.

Uncle Lin was about to hit him again when Lin Feiyun said, "Second Brother, the children are all grown up and have their own ideas. Why don't we let them make their own decisions?"

Uncle Lin had no choice but to withdraw his hand, but the gaze he shot at Lin Xiaoyong was like a sharp blade.

Lin Xiaoyong ran back, trying to pull his companions behind him, but when they saw him coming, they all took a step back and kept their distance from him.

"You guys..." Lin Xiaoyong stared in disbelief at the scene before him.

Why, why did they go to their deaths knowing it was a death sentence?! Just because they are members of the Lin family!
As Lin Xiaoyong thought of this, a memory suddenly flashed through his mind: when he was a child, he was always punished by his father to kneel in the yard because he was naughty.

"Father, I only took my sister to Northwind City, why punish me like this!"

Young Uncle Lin, with tears in his eyes, lashed out with his whip, saying, "From the day you were born, you should have known that the Lin family members cannot leave Lin Family Village!"

"If you run to Northwind City and get caught, you'll kill the entire Lin Family Village!"

"Not to mention you brought your younger sister along!"

Lin Xiaoyong wasn't unaware of this, but he was unwilling to accept it: "Why does our Lin Family Village have to be like this!"

"What did our Lin family ever do to deserve this? Are we just going to be stuck here waiting to die for the rest of our lives?"

As Lin Xiaoyong spoke, a look of sorrow flashed in Uncle Lin's eyes.

"Yes! Linjia Village made a mistake and should be punished!"

"You'd better kneel here and reflect on your actions!"

Lin Xiaoyong was indignant, and his sister watched her brother being punished, tears welling up in her eyes!

"Brother, I don't want candy dolls anymore!"

"We'll never leave the village again!"

Lin Xiaoyong looked at his sister's aggrieved face and said with heartache, "Xiaohua, don't cry. When I grow up, I will take you out of Linjia Village. One day we will walk out of Linjia Village with our heads held high."

"Slap!" Lin Xiaoyong's face stung.

Lin Xiaoyong slapped himself on the right cheek. He looked at everyone in the room again, and everyone's face was resolute.

Yes! How could anyone not be afraid of death? But if death can pave a way out for the Lin family, what's wrong with dying!

Lin Xiaoyong silently retreated to his rightful place.

Uncle Lin finally breathed a sigh of relief. Lin Feiyun asked again, "Is there anyone else leaving?"

This time, the room was quiet, and no one made a sound!

However, Lin Feiyun still felt pessimistic about what they had just discussed.

"If we leave now and split into three groups to mobilize troops, is there still a chance of survival?" Cheng Kailin shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it will still be too late!"

"As far as I know, the garrison commander of Xianzhou in Jiangnan has already been bribed by the Prince of Huai!"

"These people are two-faced to begin with. Now they'll probably just stand by and watch, and won't hand over their military power so readily."

"Even if we were to hand it over, it would probably have to wait until the situation on the Prince of Huai's side becomes clear!"

"If this won't work, and that won't work either, how can we quell this rebellion!"

"The Emperor wouldn't really want our Lin family army, numbering less than a few dozen, to fight against tens of thousands of rebels, would he?"

Uncle Lin is an impatient person. They've been discussing it for a long time and still haven't reached a conclusion. He's very anxious.

Lin Feiyun was at a loss for what to do. He sighed softly, looked at Bai Wanqing who had been sitting silently to the side, and casually asked, "Wanqing, what do you think we should do to fight this battle?"

As soon as Lin Feiyun spoke, everyone's eyes lit up as they looked at Wanqing.

If they didn't know Da Tou's wife before, after what happened in Huaizhou City, they now look at her with new respect.

Putting everything else aside, the methods she used were unheard of before. Moreover, if they hadn't seen them with their own eyes, they would never have believed it even if someone had told them.

Therefore, they were quite looking forward to what Bai Wanqing would say.

But Bai Wanqing was frowning, as if she was deep in thought.

Seeing that everyone was looking at her, she slowly gathered her thoughts. "Father, Uncle, Lord Lin, to be honest, an idea has been flashing through my mind just now!"

"But this idea is really too narcissistic and audacious!"

"I don't know if I should say this or not!"

Lin Feiyun and Cheng Kailin's eyes lit up, and they said in unison, "At this time, whatever the method, just tell us!"

"Whether it works or not, let's discuss it together!"

Bai Wanqing nodded slightly, slowly stood up, and stood in front of the map of the Shang Kingdom. "Father, Lord Cheng, just as my uncle said, the Emperor has given us 30,000 elite troops to quell the rebellion of Prince Huai."

"This is clearly unreasonable!"

"Look here, here, and here!"

As she spoke, Bai Wanqing pointed to Jiangnan, Xianzhou, and Langzhou, "These three places are not close to the capital, and they are even farther from our Huaizhou City!"

“The emperor clearly still has troops in Toyama, but instead of transferring troops from there, he transferred them from these three places.”

"It's obvious that the Emperor doesn't want to send out these 30,000 elite troops."

"I don't want to send troops! If you don't want to send troops, why did the Emperor appoint my Lin family as generals!"

"Could it be that they're just looking for an excuse to wipe us all out?" Lin Xiaoyong asked at this moment.

Bai Wanqing shook her head, "No! It's true that the Prince of Huai is rebelling! It's also true that the Prince of Huai has taken Youzhou!"

"The Emperor would not risk his own life to take the Lin family's life!"

Lin Xiaoyong was confused. "If they don't want to take the lives of our Lin family, and they won't give us any soldiers, then what are we supposed to do?"

Bai Wanqing gently moved her hand, pointing towards Beifeng City.

Lin Feiyun and Cheng Kailin exchanged a glance and suddenly felt a chill run down their spines.

"Wanqing, do you mean that the Emperor wants us to attack not Youzhou or the capital, but Beifeng City, the stronghold of the Prince of Huai?" Cheng Kailin's voice was trembling with excitement.

Wanqing just said that this idea was bold, and now it seems that although it is bold, it does have its reasons.

Bai Wanqing nodded and said, "That's right!"

"His Majesty understands best that distant water cannot quench immediate thirst, so this imperial edict is for others to see."

"I think His Majesty has probably already made arrangements in secret for the generals to protect the capital."

Lin Feiyun felt that Bai Wanqing's words made sense, but
"But if we don't go to the capital to rescue the emperor, wouldn't our Lin family be committing the crime of disobeying the imperial decree!"

"No matter what the outcome, the Lin family will not gain any advantage."

Lin Xiaoyong spoke his question a step ahead of Lin Feiyun.

Bai Wanqing nodded in agreement, "You're right, so we're going to Youzhou, and we're going to Beifeng City too."

Everyone present was stunned by these words.

Only Bai Chengdong looked at his sister with a smile; no one here was more quick-witted than his sister.

"Wanqing, you seem to have misunderstood. We only have a few thousand people now!"

"Going to one place is already quite an achievement, how could you possibly go to two places?"

"Let's not end up failing to capture Beifeng City, only to suffer another crushing defeat in Youzhou City."

"That's like trying to grab everything at once; in the end, it's all a mess, and you get nothing!"

Bai Wanqing pondered for a moment, then took out Lin Yunche's official seal from her sleeve. "Then let's use a fake to deceive the Prince of Huai and let him guess where the Lin family army is!"

Everyone stared at the official seal, momentarily stunned!
It was Lord Cheng who reacted first, "You mean, we're going to fabricate military reports to pass them off as genuine?"

Bai Wanqing nodded emphatically, "Yes, feign an attack on one side while secretly advancing on the other!"

"As long as the Prince of Huai has even a moment of doubt, we will have won!"

Before anyone could react, Lin Feiyun made the decision, "Okay, let's do it this way!" (End of Chapter)