Female-to-male: I live on farming

Chapter 203: Going to Beijing

"I, Meng Huo, pay my respects to Your Highness."

"Be flat."

Meng Huo did not stand up immediately, but held the imperial edict in both hands, bowed his head and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty has ordered me to hand this thing over to Your Highness."

Jinyang nodded slightly at the secretary.

The secretary immediately stepped forward, took the things presented by Meng Huo, and handed them to Jinyang.

Jinyang slowly unfolded it. Even though she already had some guesses in her mind, when she actually opened it, her breathing unconsciously became heavier.

"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims: I am the heir to the throne because of my kindness. Now my health is not good and I am afraid I will not live long. My eldest daughter, Zhao Ji, is kind and virtuous, knowledgeable in military affairs, and very similar to me. She is a noble person and will surely be able to inherit the throne. You are ordered to succeed me as the Emperor and immediately follow the imperial decree to release her mourning clothes and announce it to the whole country and abroad so that everyone will know."

Jinyang lowered his eyes and stared at the imperial edict in silence for a while.

Emperor Mingde finally listened to what she said to him that day.

As he grew older, my father became more and more concerned about the power in his hands. He was full of fear and vigilance towards those princes who had grown up and were in their prime, fearing that they would covet the throne and try to seize his power.

This worry made him unable to sleep or eat, and he kept himself on high alert at all times.

But after these misfortunes, no matter how unwilling he was, he had to admit that his time was up.

Now the only troops he could mobilize were the Huben Army, but as Jinyang reminded him that day, tens of thousands of Huben Army no longer posed any threat to Jinyang.

If he wanted to struggle to the death, he would only end up destroying the Tiger Guards. However, in recent years, the national strength of Dayan has been weakening, and the surrounding small countries are eyeing it covetously, ready to tear a piece of meat from Dayan at any time.

The invasion of Northern Qin years ago is a living example.

If Dayan continues to fight internally, the enemy will only benefit. Although Emperor Mingde is suspicious and stubborn, he still has a clear view of the overall situation.

"Thank you for your hard work, General Lieutenant. Please stand up." Jinyang looked at Meng Huo who was still kneeling there and raised his hand towards him.

"Congratulations, Your Highness. Meng Huo, the Lieutenant General of the Tiger Guards, and his 80,000 Tiger Guards are all waiting to be dispatched by Your Highness and to serve You."

Regardless of whether this was her father's intention or not, the final result was the most important to Jinyang. He slowly stood up, walked to Meng Huo, helped him up, and said, "In this case, I will trouble you, General Zhonglang, in the future."

……

A month later, on the official road from Yizhou to the capital.

"Daddy, play—play—" The crescent moon was hung on Qin Ke's chest with a cloth ribbon specially made for him. He looked full of energy and fluttered his hands.

Now Yueya is over one year old. She speaks more and more fluently and can say more and more sentences. This means that her mouth is always busy when she is awake and she is full of curiosity and desire to explore everything.

Even though Qin Ke was holding her on his chest at the moment, she still wanted to chase after June and the others to play.

"Okay, little Crescent Moon, let's eat later. There are weeds and rocks on the ground here, what if you accidentally bump into something?"

"Yeah... let's play——"

Unfortunately, little Yueya didn’t understand her old father’s patient persuasion at all. She only knew that he wouldn’t let her go down to play, and her little hands flapped more and more vigorously.

Qin Ke had no choice but to hold her in one hand, put her on Shiwu's back, and let her ride the dog.

Yueya clapped her hands happily.

Fifteen was not happy when she rode on him, shaking uncomfortably. On the first and fifteenth day of the sixth lunar month, Fifteen was the strongest of the three, and was always the first to be ridden.

……

After taking a look at Qin Ke who was playing with the child, Lu Youqing looked away and continued to arrange for the convoy to rest.

It would be more appropriate to call it an army rather than a convoy.

Also traveling to the capital with them were the 50,000 Black Armored Army that the eldest princess had left in Yizhou and Liangzhou. Led by Xiao Anyi, the group was a huge and dense group that stretched for thousands of miles.

There is no need to worry about safety issues, but they have a lot of luggage and people with them, so proper arrangements need to be made.

Fortunately, the food processing factory run by Qin Ke has developed a lot of "fast food" that is just right for times like this.

Lihua led people to build a fire and set up a copper pot, in which instant noodles were cooking. The boiling steam and fragrance began to fill the air.

The production method of instant noodles itself is very simple, the most difficult part is the seasonings. Qin Ke certainly can't make as many flavors of seasonings as in later generations, but he can still make ordinary bone soup and mushroom soup.

"Husband, stop playing and bring Yueya to dinner."

"I'm coming, ma'am." Qin Ke responded happily.

Lu Youqing looked at Yueyue with a grass ring on her head and the sweat beads on the foreheads of the father and daughter. She shook her head helplessly and took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat off them.

Clean up the small ones first, then wipe the sweat off the big ones.

Putting Yueya on the baby chair specially made for her, Qin Ke looked up and saw Su Mian's complicated eyes, staring at him without blinking.

"Didn't I wipe my face clean?" Qin Ke raised his hand and touched his face in confusion.

Su Mian's lips curled up into a playful smile, and his eyes turned to look at Lu Youqing, and said with a smile: "I just admire Lord Lu. He works diligently and selflessly outside, and at the same time he has to take care of two children at home. It's really not easy."

After saying that, he sighed in a pretentious manner.

She still remembered that when she first met Qin Ke, she thought he was a humble gentleman with some talents. However, after spending time with him for a long time, she found that he was often like a child who had not grown up.

Qin Ke knew exactly what she meant by that. She was just mocking him for being childish and acting like he hadn't grown up.

"My wife..." Qin Ke turned his head and looked at his wife innocently.

Lu Youqing stuffed the roasted sweet potato in her hand directly into his mouth, interrupting his next words.

"Okay, stop making trouble. We are about to arrive in the capital city anyway. Even if you don't want to, it will be of no use." Lu Youqing handed her the noodles cooked by the servants.

Su Mian snorted lightly, but honestly took the bowl she handed over.

After receiving the order from the eldest princess to come to Beijing as soon as possible, Lu Youqing began to deal with the affairs of Yizhou and arranged for people to pack their luggage.

Unexpectedly, he ran into trouble with Su Mian.

She claimed that she liked this kind of life very much and did not want to go to Beijing again, but Jinyang's letter clearly asked her to go to Beijing with him. In the end, it was Lu Youqing who had a long talk with her before she agreed.

It's just that she went with them, and she was a little unhappy about it.

So, she was always finding fault everywhere along the way, and Qin Ke was her primary target.